Supreme Court grants ₹10 lakh to Shaurya Chakra awardee's widow

This case concerns the widow of a Shaurya Chakra awardee who died in the line of duty, seeking a higher extraordinary pension and arrears from the date of her husband's death rather than a limited period prior to filing her writ petition.

Petitioner: Kuldeep Kaur; Respondents: Union of India & Ors.; Bench: Justice K.V. Viswanathan and Justice Arun Palli.

• The Court granted leave to appeal.
• The Court agreed with the High Court's categorization of the deceased under Category 'C' of the CCS (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1939.
• The Court extended the benefit of the pension from the date of the husband's death (12 July 2000), overriding the previous limitation to three years prior to the writ petition filing.
• The Court directed the Union of India to release a consolidated amount of Rs. 10,00,000/- to the appellant for the period from 13 July 2000 to 12 July 2015.
• The Union of India was ordered to release this amount within four weeks from the date of the order.
• The impugned order of the High Court was modified to reflect these changes.
• The appeal was disposed of, and any pending applications were also disposed of.

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