Kerala High Court Grants Extraordinary Family Pension To Kin Of CRPF Personnel Who Died On Duty, Denied On Allegation Of Being Inebriated
Live LawThe Kerala High Court recently granted extraordinary family pension to the wife of a deceased CRPF personnel who died during the course of his duty due to drowning in a tank of water while employed as Constable General duty in the 85th Battalion deployed in Chhattisgarh. When the CRPF authorities themselves have found that the death of the petitioner's husband was on duty, and there was no material to suggest that he was in the inebriated condition as alleged by PAO, I am of the view that the petitioner is entitled to extraordinary family pension under the CCS Rules.” In the facts of the case, the petitioner-wife of the deceased has approached the Court for extraordinary family pension under Central Civil Service Rules of 1972. The Court Of Inquiry rejected the Extraordinary Family Pension stating that her husband died drowning in pond during the Holi celebration in an inebriated condition. If the death in service is attributable to Government duty, the family pension is to be calculated as a minimum pay in the pay band plus grade pay and minimum basic pay in the revised scale of pay.” The Court further noted that the petitioner's husband died while on duty by relying upon the Apex Court decision in Renu Devi.
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