#Disability Family Pension

The tribunal ruled that denying disability family pension based on a conclusory medical opinion of employability violates Rule 54(6); authorities must evaluate the claimant's actual functional capacity to earn a livelihood. This safeguards disabled dependents from arbitrary termination of pension benefits.

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that dependents of deceased government employees are entitled to disability family pension even if the disability certificate was submitted only after the employee's death. This removes a procedural barrier that had unfairly denied welfare benefits to families, affirming that substantive disability must prevail over technical non-compliance with timing requirements under the 1997 Order.