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(vii)Authorise ex-gratia lump-sum compensation simultaneously in the
Pension Payment Order, where payable.

SPECIAL FAMILY PENSION OR DEPENDANT PENSION WHEN DEATH
OCCURRED AFTER RELEASE/ RETIREMENT/INVALIDMENT

35. (a) In case of death of an Officer within 10 years after
release/retirement/invalidment, the next of kin shall send an intimation of death, to the
Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions) and to the Army
Headquarters/AG(MP-5&6) in case of Service Officers, Medical Personnel Service
Record (Officers) in case of Army Medical Corps, Army Dental Corps and Military
Nursing Service Officers or Territorial Army Directorate in the case of Territorial Army

Officers.
(i) Death certificate issued by competent registering authority.
(ii) A death certificate of the deceased in prescribed form as at Annexure I to
Appendix IX if he was treated by a medical practitioner. or
with the following documents-
His/her statement duly verified by two reliable witnesses in the
prescribed form as at Annexure II to Appendix IX if the deceased was
not treated by a medical practitioner. or
Death certificate (AFMSF-93 Part I) in case of death in the Military
Hospital.
(iii) Claim form for family pension duly completed together with
(1) Certificate that the diseased Officer was not re-employed after
release/retirement/invalidment as per Annexure-I to Appendix-X.
(2) Certificate from the Pension Disbursing Authority of the deceased
Officer to the effect that arrears of pension in respect of the deceased
Officer have been paid indicating the date upto and for which paid
and the name of the recipient as per Annexure II to Appendix X to
these Regulations.

(b) The Army Headquarters/AG (MP-5&6) in case of Service Officers, Medical
Personnel Service Record (Officers) in case of Army Medical Corps, Army Dental Corps
and Military Nursing Service Officers, Territorial Army Directorate in case of Territorial
Army Officers shall forward within one month, service/medical documents of the
deceased Officer along with the death intimation/certificate, etc. received from the next
of kin, to Army Headquarters (G S Branch) for the adjudication of death of the retired
Officer whether attributable to or aggravated by military service.
(c) The Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions) shall, on receipt
of completed application forms from the Next of Kin and other necessary
documents, authorise ordinary family Pension, if the same was not authorised in
the Pension Payment Order of the deceased Officer. In case death has been
accepted as attributable to or aggravated by military service. Authorise special
family pension/dependent pension in lieu of the ordinary family pension already
granted.

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