Legal Consultant India
2025-09-09
Punjab & Hr High Court
Family Pension For Railway Employees With 10+ Years Of Service Cannot Be Denied Due To Employer's Failure To conduct Screening: P&H High Court
A Division Bench of the Punjab & Haryana High Court comprising Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi and Justice Vikas Suri held that a casual railway employee who was granted temporary status and rendered more than 10 years of qualifying service before death is entitled to family pension benefits under the Family Pension Scheme, 1964, even if he was not formally screened i.e. assessed...
