BADRUNNISA KHAN vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 15420/2023 BADRUNNISA KHAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Pankaj Sharma, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Shubhra Parashar, SPC with Mr. Virender Pratap Singh Charak, Adv. with Mr. Uttam Manjhi, UDC and Mr. Vinod, LDC CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 17.09.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The petitioner claims to be the second wife of one Abdul Quddus Khan, who was serving with the Indian Air Force and died on 24 April 2021. 2. According to the averments in the petition, one Makhdooma Khan was the first wife of Abdul Quddus Khan and the nikaah of the petitioner with Abdul Quddus Khan was solemnized on 4 December 1974. 3. Abdul Quddus Khan superannuated on 1 July 2000. It is a W.P.(C) 15420/2023 4. Ms. Parashar, learned SPC for the UOI, points out, per contra, that, at the time of his superannuation, in the pension payment documents which were filled in by Abdul Quddus Khan, against the entry wherein the name of the person who would be entitled to family pension in the event of his death was to be filled in, Abdul Quddus Khan scored out the entry