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Surekha Yashwant Pilankar v. State of Maharashtra — Bombay High Court Holds Dependent Mother Cannot Be Denied Family Pension Merely Because She Has Other Surviving Children

The Bombay High Court, Circuit Bench at Kolhapur, has held that a dependent mother cannot be denied family pension solely on the ground that she has other surviving children, if those children are not in a position to provide her economic sustenance.

Decided: 05 Sep 2026

Justice Milind N. Jadhav and Justice Nandesh S. Deshpande

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