Pabitra Mohan Pradhan And Anr. vs Damayanti Pradhan on 19 June, 2002
8. The matter has been clarified in a case reported in AIR 1996 Calcutta 417, Smt. Nirupama Sarkar and Ors. v. Life Insurance Corporation of India, which deals with a suit filed by the plaintiffs against the life Insurance Corporation for entitlement and recovery of family pension. It was held that it is an independent claim and not claimed through the deceased employee. As such, Section 214 of the Act would not be a bar against maintainability of the suit of such claim without production of succession certificate.