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Court says pension authorities cannot decide marriage validity
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1 min readFrom 2 outlets- Daily Mirror reports that the Court of Appeal ruled pension authorities cannot invalidate a registered marriage.
- Daily Mirror reports that the Department of Pensions was directed to recognise the employee’s wife as eligible for benefits.
- Tamilmirror reports that pension officials have no authority to decide whether a marriage is valid.
Daily Mirror reports that the Court of Appeal ruled pension authorities cannot take on the role of a competent court in deciding that a registered marriage is invalid. Tamilmirror likewise reports that pension officials are not empowered to determine a marriage’s validity.
Daily Mirror reports that the case concerned the wife of a retired municipal employee and that the court directed the Department of Pensions to treat her as eligible for benefits. The reports provide no further details about the benefits or the court’s reasoning.
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