ABDUL KHALIQ QURESHI vs AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR BOARD OF TRUSTEES (NON-GAZETTED) EMPLOYEES BENEVOLENT FUND AND GROUP INSURANCE S — 2023 PLC(CS) 1315 HIGH-COURT-AZAD-KASHMIR

Case information

Citation: 2023 PLC(CS) 1315 HIGH-COURT-AZAD-KASHMIR
Year: 2023
Reporter: PLC
Parties: ABDUL KHALIQ QURESHI vs AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR BOARD OF TRUSTEES (NON-GAZETTED) EMPLOYEES BENEVOLENT FUND AND GROUP INSURANCE S
Subject matter: Constitutional
Provisions referred to: S. 4---; Group Insurance Act

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Judgment text as reported

ABDUL KHALIQ QURESHI VS AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR BOARD OF TRUSTEES (NON-GAZETTED) EMPLOYEES BENEVOLENT FUND AND GROUP INSURANCE S.4---"Family"---"Wholly dependent members"---"Earning members of the family"---Scope---Bone of contention between the parties, parents and minor daughter (in custody of her mother, who was divorced by the deceased employee) was amount payable in relation to the benevolent fund and group insurance---Validity---Section 4 of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Employees Benevolent Fund and Group Insurance Act, 1971, had defined the term "family"---Children, parents, minor brothers, etc. wholly dependent upon deceased employee fell within the meaning of the term "family" for the purpose of grant of benevolent fund and group insurance---Petitioners had misconceived the meaning of the term "family" by considering themselves to be members of family of deceased for the purpose of grant of benevolent fund and group insurance---Father of deceased was a self-employed businessman, as such, he could not be termed as dependent---Minor was only member of the family of deceased who was entitled to receive the grant under the head of benevolent fund and group insurance---Writ petition was dismissed, in circumstances. Head NotesCase Description

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