Union Of India And Ors vs Rekha Majhl

The Supreme Court ruled that the respondent, who received a family pension after her husband's death while employed by the railways, is entitled to dearness relief on both her salary and family pension. The Court interpreted Rule 21(ii) of the Railways Services (Pension) Rules, 1993, to mean that the term 're-employed' includes first regular employment, thus allowing the respondent to receive dual dearness reliefs. The Court upheld the Central Administrative Tribunal's decision, reversing the appellants' order to recover dearness relief paid to her.