Pension for freedom fightersâ divorced daughters concerns Supreme Court
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New Delhi
The SC has asked the Centre as to how much financial liability will a divorced daughter of a freedom fighter incur if given family pension like an unmarried or a widowed daughter. A bench of justices UU Lalit and KM Joseph posed the question after the Centre told it if at all the court allows family pension to divorced daughters of freedom fighters besides the unmarried and widowed daughters, then it will incur a financial liability and open a Pandora's box. "How much will be the financial liability? DivorÂced daughtersâ cases would be very minimal and thus minimum liabiÂlity would be incurring. Divorce daughter cases are hardly of any number in the country", the benÂch said. It was dealing with a quesÂtion id a divorced woman is enÂtiÂtled to her freedom fighter faÂtherâs family pension like an unÂmÂÂaÂrried or widowed daughter as 2 HCs have given different views.