Government employee's second wife from void marriage not entitled to family pension: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court delivered an important judgment on 27 January 2026 in a case concerning the eligibility of a second wife to receive family pension. The decision was pronounced by Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice C Kumarappan in the matter of Accountant General of Tamil Nadu v. M Radhakrishnan and another. The Court clarified that a second marriage performed during the lifetime of the first wife is legally void…
