How much liability would pension for divorced daughters of freedom fighters incur: SC to Centre
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court 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 U U Lalit and K M Joseph posed the question after the Centre told it that 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.
A view of the Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi
Additional Solicitor General Madhavi Divan, appearing for the Centre, said the family pension, if at all allowed will incur financial liability and would open up a Pandora s box
The Supreme Court 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 U.U. Lalit and K.M. Joseph posed the question after the Centre told it that 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.
Supreme Court to hear plea on right of divorced daughter
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Petitioner sought continuation of freedom fighter’s pension
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Petitioner sought continuation of freedom fighter’s pension
The Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether a divorced daughter of a freedom fighter, without an independent source of income, is eligible for family pension.
Appearing before a Bench led by Justice U.U. Lalit, advocate Dushyant Parashar argued that a divorced daughter of a freedom fighter is no different from an unmarried daughter.
Mr. Parashar argued that if an unmarried daughter was eligible for family pension, it would be both progressive and socially constructive that an orphaned and dependent divorcee daughter of a person, who has sacrificed his life and limb for Independence, is given pension as a means of sustenance and not rendered destitute.