Wednesday, October 31, 2018

HC allows pension for 2nd widow of teacher

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:31.10.2018

Setting aside an order passed by the state denying family pension to the second wife of a deceased government teacher, the Madras high court has directed the authorities to provide the pension benefit to her, since her marriage was held with the consent of the first wife whose children had no objection to payment of pension to their stepmother.

Justice M V Muralidaran passed the order while allowing the plea moved by Sagaya Marthal challenging the denial order passed by Tamil Nadu principal accountant general on March 27, 2013. According to the petitioner, her husband A Duraisamy was working as secondary grade teacher at the Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Peravurani, Thanjavur district. He retired from service on July 31, 1998 and passed away on December 29, 2007. Her husband had nominated her in the ration card and bank accounts though she was the second wife.

The petitioner said they had been married after getting the consent of the first wife, who also died. The legal heirs through the first wife, gave no objection in favour of the petitioner for getting pension but when the petitioner made a representation to the authorities it was rejected.

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