In a significant ruling on February 5, 2026, the Allahabad High Court affirmed that a deceased employee's legal representative can claim terminal dues, including family pension, as part of the deceased's estate. This decision overturned a single judge's order that denied a widow, Smt. Tiwari, her husband's higher pension. The dispute arose from a backdated correction of her husband's regularization date from 2000 to 1993, entitling him to proportional pension and benefits. Despite the correction order and subsequent communications, the benefits remained unpaid. The High Court found the single judge's dismissal of the widow's locus standi erroneous, emphasizing that accrued service and pensionary benefits survive the employee.