SC Protects Mother’s Right to Full Accident Compensation

The deceased was aged 25 years at the time of death in the accident and as per the 2006 government rules, the family members were eligible to last drawn salary for 15 years.

However, the appellant no.3 mother of the deceased is not eligible to any financial assistance under the said Rules.

Thus, the appellant no.1 widow and the appellant no.2 daughter are eligible for the financial assistance.

Therefore, the whole some deduction, in effect, defeats and negates the entitlement of the mother of the deceased, who was 21 admittedly a dependent under the Act but was not eligible to receive any financial assistance under the 2006 Rules.

We risk diluting the said object if one of the dependents is deprived of the quantum of loss of dependency while the other dependents receive the same in bounty. Although it is settled that the mother is not entitled to any ex gratia financial assistance under the 2006 Rules, since the deceased is survived by a widow and daughter, however, that does not diminish the independent legal injury suffered by the mother due to the sudden death of her son.

any benefit derived by the family members of the deceased employee from the Haryana Government under the Haryana Compassionate Assistance to the Dependents of Deceased Government Employees Rules, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as “the 2006 Rules”),

Judgment dated 26.5.2026 of the Supreme Court in SLP (Civil) No.13979 of 2018 of Sarla Devi and others  Vs.  Reliance General Insurance Company Limited and others