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Kochi: The Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) Regional bench here has directed the Indian Army to investigate and take appropriate action on a matter relating to a false claim made by a woman that she was the widow of a deceased soldier who died on April 15, 1988 and tried to get his benefits.
'It is in the interst of the welfare and morale of the soldiers of the Bengal Engineering Group (BEG) and the Army as
a whole, it is necessary that they are reassured that their next of kin will get their due in case of an unfortunate
incident', a division bench comprising Justice K Padmanabhan Nair and L T General Thomas Mathew while disposing a petition by 79-year-old Edward N of kollam, who is fighting to get the family pesnion and other terminal benefits of his son Havildar Wilfred, who died in 1988.
'There should be zero tolerance by the Army authorities to such incidents. It is therefore necessary for the Army to
investigate this case and take appropirate steps to ensure that benefits due to a soldier reaches the legitimate person',
the bench held.
Wilfred was enrolled in the Army on Aug 9, 1971 and was working as Havildar attached to Bengal Enineering Group and
Centre. He died 1988 and his last rites were performed as a christian.
The petitioner was informed by the Record Officer of the BEG that parents can claim for faimily pension. An amount of
Rs 11,30 was sent to the petitioner's wife by money order but after which nothing was heard from them.
Meanwhile, Nanda Jose, from Uttar Pradesh, filed a petition stating that she was the deceased's wife with whom
she had married on May 30, 1982 and had two children from him. She claimed that wilfred had converted to hinduism and had
married her.
Records with her showed that she was 'married' to 3 persons-- P N Matbar singh, Late Havildar Birbal and Wilred at
the same time and had given birth to 3 boys on Nov 1, 1984 and had records to show the children were fathered by the 3
different men.
After going through the documents produced, the tribunal held that the fourth respondent, Nanda Jose had forged certain
documents and tried to 'hoodwink' the tribunal. Her averrments that she had marrried Wilfred and had two children from him
from the wedlock are also false, the tribunal held.
This is a fit case in which criminal case under sect 340 of Criminal Procedure Code should be registered against the
woman and a show cause notice issued to her to show casuse why a crimimal complaint cannot be filed against her for filing
false affidavit and producing false documetns.
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a whole, it is necessary that they are reassured that their next of kin will get their due in case of an unfortunate
incident', a division bench comprising Justice K Padmanabhan Nair and L T General Thomas Mathew while disposing a petition by 79-year-old Edward N of kollam, who is fighting to get the family pesnion and other terminal benefits of his son Havildar Wilfred, who died in 1988.
'There should be zero tolerance by the Army authorities to such incidents. It is therefore necessary for the Army to
investigate this case and take appropirate steps to ensure that benefits due to a soldier reaches the legitimate person',
the bench held.
Wilfred was enrolled in the Army on Aug 9, 1971 and was working as Havildar attached to Bengal Enineering Group and
Centre. He died 1988 and his last rites were performed as a christian.
The petitioner was informed by the Record Officer of the BEG that parents can claim for faimily pension. An amount of
Rs 11,30 was sent to the petitioner's wife by money order but after which nothing was heard from them.
Meanwhile, Nanda Jose, from Uttar Pradesh, filed a petition stating that she was the deceased's wife with whom
she had married on May 30, 1982 and had two children from him. She claimed that wilfred had converted to hinduism and had
married her.
Records with her showed that she was 'married' to 3 persons-- P N Matbar singh, Late Havildar Birbal and Wilred at
the same time and had given birth to 3 boys on Nov 1, 1984 and had records to show the children were fathered by the 3
different men.
After going through the documents produced, the tribunal held that the fourth respondent, Nanda Jose had forged certain
documents and tried to 'hoodwink' the tribunal. Her averrments that she had marrried Wilfred and had two children from him
from the wedlock are also false, the tribunal held.
This is a fit case in which criminal case under sect 340 of Criminal Procedure Code should be registered against the
woman and a show cause notice issued to her to show casuse why a crimimal complaint cannot be filed against her for filing
false affidavit and producing false documetns.
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