Rajasthan State Road Transport Corp vs President,Rajasthan Roadways Union & ...

The Supreme Court addressed the entitlement of a widow to family pension under the Employees Family Pension Scheme, 1971, in the absence of the deceased employee's option to join the scheme. The Court held that the failure of the employer to inform the employee about the option does not automatically entitle the widow to the pension, especially since the employee had not exercised the option before his death. The appeal by the Corporation was dismissed, affirming the lower courts' decisions that the widow was not entitled to the family pension under the Scheme.