Kerala High Court holds that terminal benefits and pension income alone cannot disqualify a family from compassionate appointment if genuine indigence exists.
CAT Guwahati holds that a divorced daughter is eligible for family pension if dependency existed during the employee's lifetime, regardless of divorce decree date.
Delhi High Court holds that childless widow's remarriage does not extinguish family pension rights under CCS Pension Rules; dependent parents ineligible if widow exists.
CAT Allahabad holds that presumption of civil death under Section 108 Evidence Act applies to missing railway employees, entitling widows to family pension and compassionate appointment despite prior removal orders.