Section 166(2)(ii) in The Navy (Pension) Regulations, 1964
(ii)The Base Supply Officer, Bombay shall remit the amount through ordinary money order to the heir nominated for special family pension, or if the nominated heir is dead or there is no nomination, to the living heir standing highest among the eligible heir without verification in either case as to his or her eligibility for special family pension, apart from those which can be checked from the latest entries in the service records.