ANIL KUMAR (DECEASED), THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS vs ANJU

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 21.04.2025 MAT.APP.(F.C.) 145/2025 ANIL KUMAR (DECEASED), THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS .....Appellants Through: Mr. Jai Bansal, Adv. versus ANJU .....Respondent Through: Nemo. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) CM APPL. 22766/2025 (Exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. MAT.APP.(F.C.) 145/2025 AND CM APPL. 22767/2025 2. This appeal has been filed by the appellants, who are the legal heirs of late Sh. Anil Kumar, challenging the Order dated 18.03.2025 passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court-02, District South, Saket, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as, ‘Family Court’) in EX Crl No. 20/2021, titled Smt. Anju v. Sh. Sunil Kumar (Deceased), whereby the Pay and Accounts Office, Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi, has been directed to pay a sum of Rs. 3,50,000/- to the respondent along with interest @10% per annum from the retiral/death benefits of late Sh. Anil Kumar (wrongly mentioned as Sunil Kumar in the impugned order). 3. To give a brief background of the case, the learned Principal 24. As a necessary corollary and upshot of my foregoing disc