U O I vs RABIA BIKANER

The Supreme Court ruled that the widow of a casual labourer in the Railway Establishment, who had only six months of service and obtained temporary status, is not entitled to family pension under the 1964 Family Pension Scheme. The Court emphasized that benefits under the scheme are only available to employees who have completed a minimum of one year of continuous service after being absorbed into a regular temporary post. The Court upheld the Railway Board's interpretation that casual labourers must be absorbed into the pensionable establishment to qualify for pension benefits, thus denying the claims of the respondent-widows.