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Child adopted by government servant’s Hindu widow, after his death, not ‘family’ under the CCS (Pension) Rules: Supreme Court
The bench of KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna, JJ has held that the definition of ‘family' under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 is a restrictive and specific one and cannot be expanded to take within its sweep, all heirs, as provided under Hindu law, or other personal laws.