Stop ‘technical’ excuses, give disabled daughter pension: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court to SBI
Indian Express·2h ago·Hope
What Happened
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court directed SBI to provide lifetime family pension to a physically disabled daughter, rejecting the bank's technical objections. The daughter of a deceased bank employee retired in 1994 was denied pension due to omission from declaration form, despite her disability existing since 1975.
Key Entities
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High CourtState Bank of India (SBI)Justice Sanjeev KumarJustice Sanjay PariharFamily PensionDisabled Daughter