Wife Cannot Be Denied Right to Husband's Family Pension Merely on Allegations of Adultery: Bombay High Court

In a recent judgment, the Bombay High Court clarified that mere allegations of adultery against a wife cannot deprive her of the right to claim her deceased husband's family pension under the Maharashtra Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1982 (MCSR). The case arose when the deceased government employee's brother and mother contested the wife’s claim to the family pension after the husband accused her of adultery and separated from her before…