Family Pension

An employee had got married without consent of the close relatives. While he serving in Government was died leaving behind wife and sons. His family details wife, mother, sons... entered in his service register. But, close relatives of the employee (who are not the family members of the employee) have filed a suit in local civil that the claimant is not a legally wedded wife of the employee, with an intention not to extend any financial assistance to her. The Court has stayed the sanction of death benefits. Keeping in view of the court case the department has not sanctioned any death benefits to the wife. However, the case disposed off against the complainants. After three months they had filed an appeal on the earlier case. Her Advocate is also hostile. The Court has again stayed the payments. Though there is a gap of three months between the two cases, the department has not paid any death benefits to the wife. Moreover, the department has facilitated the time to file an appeal. Though there is an entry with the name of the individual as a wife in the Service Register of the employee, is it fair to stop all the death benefits to her, keeping in view of the lower court case. Though there are five years lapsed from the date of death of employee. Atleast, provisional pension is also not sanctioned for her livelihood. She has filed so many claims in all the legal forums including Lokayukta. But, the department is filing before all the forums that 'a court case is pending' in the matter. She is aged and suffering from illhealth not having money even for medicines also. Now what to do?