State Must Retrospectively Apply Government Order Allowing Dependent Parents To Receive Family Pension After Unmarried Child’s Death: Bombay High Court
In a significant judgment delivered on 25th April 2025, the Bombay High Court (Civil Appellate Jurisdiction) heard Writ Petition No.18230 of 2024, filed by Vasantrao Shamrao Deshmukh and Snehalata Vasantrao Deshmukh, aged 75, both residents of Akola district, Maharashtra. The petition was against the State of Maharashtra and other government departments over the denial of family pension benefits following the death of their son Mangesh Vasantrao Deshmukh, an unmarried government…
