Armed Forces Tribunal
Smt Savitri Devi (Army) vs UOI & Others on 28 October 2025
**ARMED FORCES TRIBUNAL, REGIONAL BENCH, JAIPUR**
**14.**
**OA 35/2015 with MA 61/2015**
**Smt Savitri Devi, M/o Late Sep Rakesh Kumar, w/o Shri Srichand Yadav, Resident of Village and Post Sohali, Tehsil Buhana, District Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan ..... Applicant**
**Versus**
1. **1. UOI, through the Secretary to the Govt of India, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi – 110 011**
2. **2. The Army Group Insurance Fund, AG's Branch, IHQ of MoD (Army), Rao Tula Ram Marg, Post Bag No 14, Post Vasant Vihar, New Delhi – 110 057**
3. **3. The Officer in Charge, Kumaon Regiment, PIN 900 473, c/o 56 APO**
4. **4. Smt Nachita Devi, widow of late Sep Rakesh Kumar, Now wife of Shri Mohan Lal, son of Shri Mahavir, Resident of Village and Post Babba, Tehsil Yosali, District Rewari, Haryana**
5. **5. Master Bhupender Singh, S/o Late Sep Rakesh Kumar, c/o Smt Nachita Devi, w/o Mr Mohan Lal, S/o Shri Mahavir, Resident of Village and Post Babba, Tehsil Yosali, District Rewari, Haryana**
** .... Respondents**
**For Applicant**
**: None**
**For Respondents**
**: Mr. Arun Kumar, Advocate (R1&3)**
**None for R 2**
**Mr Sunil Kumar, Proxy for**
**Mr. Yogendra Singh, Advocate (R4 & 4/1)**
**CORAM:**
**HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GOVERDHAN BARDHAR, MEMBER (J)**
**HON'BLE MR. SANJIV MITTAL, MEMBER (A)**
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**ORDER**
**28.10.2025**
1. **1. The applicant, who was the mother of late Sep Rakesh Kumar, has filed this OA, praying for directing the Respondents to :-**
**(a) Direct Respondent No 4 - Smt Nachita Devi, to give account of money shared by her with the family members received by her on account of AGI benefits failing**
which she should be directed to pay the proportionate amount to the family of the deceased Sep Rakesh Kumar.
(b) Respondents to pay fifty percent of AGI benefits to the applicant being a contingent nominee more particularly after her remarriage with Shri Mohan Lal.
(c) Release a sum of Rs 160,000/- invested in SSD scheme for three years without obtaining the consent of Smt Nachita Devi who has ceased to be the widow of deceased Sep Rakesh Kumar after entering into remarriage with Shri Mohan Lal.
(d) Direct the Respondents to cease Family Pension of Smt Nachita Devi with effect from the date of remarriage, ie 10/3/2014 and family pension be paid to Master Bhupender Singh through the applicant being a natural guardian and expenses incurred on welfare of Bhupender Singh as assessed by this Court may be reimbursed to Smt Nachita Devi till such time his custody is passed on to the applicant after he attains the age of six years.
2. We have heard the counsels for the Respondents and perused the material placed on record.
3. Vide Reply Statement filed by the Respondents No 1 to 3, they have submitted that Sep Rakesh Kumar, son of the applicant was enrolled in the Army on 19/1/2009. He committed suicide on 24/6/2012. Consequent to the death of Sep Rakesh Kumar, all terminal benefits including Ordinary Family Pension in accordance with the nominations made by the deceased soldier had been paid to Smt Nachita Devi, the legally wedded wife of the deceased soldier, and the Applicant, mother of the deceased soldier. It has also been clarified by the Army Group Insurance Fund, New Delhi, vide their letter dated 09/10/2024 that upon demise of the applicant on 28/6/2019, the balance AGIF share of Rs 2,84,678/- was also paid to the father of the deceased on 02/1/2020 after obtaining the Indemnity Bond from him. Father of the deceased soldier has also expired on 22/9/2021.
4. In view of the death of both the parents of the deceased soldier as also the fact that all the admissible benefits have already been extended to the Next of Kin of the deceased soldier as per <sup>सत्यमेव जयते</sup> nominations made by the deceased soldier, the OA stands abated.
5. OA stands disposed off accordingly. No order on costs.
6. File be consigned to record.
**(SANJIV MITTAL)** **MEMBER (A)**
**(GOVERDHAN BARDHAR)** **MEMBER (J)**
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