Pension dispute between 2 siblings opposing each other .
1 year ago
Here is a brief explanation of the issue I am currently facing : Pension dispute between 2 siblings opposing each other .
Characters involved in this dispute :
Pensioner ( Deceased)
Sibling 1 ( Prosecutor ) ( Child of pensioner)
Sibling 2 ( Defense ) ( Child of pensioner)
Me ( Child of Sibling 2 )
Duration of this issue : 20 months till date
Here are the Events that transpired :
1. Pensioner Deceased in third quarter of 2021.
2.Pensioner was entitled for pension from a central government broadcasting firm.
3. Sibling 1 estranged from family for more than 15 years
4. Sibling 1 is a divorcee and has remarried . And has not disclosed this information to the central government broadcasting firm .
5. Defense has discovered evidence proving the validity of remarriage which voids sibling 1's claims to the pension.
6. Sibling 2 is widowed.
7. Sibling 1 has tried to delay and obstruct the approval of this pension by way of intimidation/ Bribing various government officials and providing misinformation to the government broadcasting firm.
8. Sibling 1's second marriage was done at a temple following hindu marriage tradition and is recorded in temple records of which defense has obtained a copy of . But registeration of this marriage does not exist with the respective corporation. There is no record of divorce for the second marriage.
9. Sibling 1 has tried and failed to aquire property willed to sibling 2 by Pensioner.
10.Sibling 1 has a history of filing civil and criminal cases against multiple individuals / cheating loan sharks out of repayment / intimidating people using their connections in the police etc
11.The pension release request is under processing by the central government firm . They had also been intimidated by sibling 1 but through constant follow ups by me and sibling 2 have finally stated that their zonal office is making progress on the case .
12. Legal team of the central government firm has stated that the case favors sibling 2 as of now and the pension will be released soon.
Queries :
1. Taking into account sibling 's affinity to intimidate etc , how do I legally protect myself and sibling 2 from future malicious attempts ?
2. Even though the government broadcasting firm's legal team has stated the case is in sibling 2's favour what further attacks can i protect/ expect against in relation to this matter ?
3. I plan to purse career opportunities leaving sibling 2 in India when I do so . What steps do i take to protect them against further harrasment?
4. Thoughts on sibling 1's second marriage validity claims ?
Your opinion on the outcome of this case
Note : All Identifiers have been removed to protect myself and sibling 2 against possible intimidation.
A lot of things are taken into consideration before determining such important decisions.
Contact an advocate from your local jurisdiction who can help you after verifying the entire documents.
Thanks and Regards
Simi Paul
Such dispute will be decided by the Civil Courts depending upon the various factors placed before the Court through oral and documentary evidence.