Tripura High Court denies daughter family pension for divorce timing after father’s death

Court said eligibility must exist when pension begins

The Tripura High Court denied a daughter her father’s family pension after her divorce was finalized years later. The court held that eligibility for family pension must be present at the time of the pensioner’s death, not later. Her father died in 2018, but her divorce was finalized in 2021—after which she sought the pension.