In Brief
A widow challenged the High Court's decision allowing her deceased husband's mother to claim a share of his government family pension. The Supreme Court held that family pension is not part of the employee's estate and is governed solely by the Family Pension Scheme, 1956, not succession law. The Scheme defines 'family' to include only the widow of a married officer, not his parents. Therefore, the widow is the sole recipient of the pension. However, the mother, as a legal heir, retains her right to share other estate property under succession law if the officer died intestate.">
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