Orissa High Court: Second Wife Not Entitled to Family Pension Under Odisha Civil Services Pension Rules, 1992 Bigamous Marriage Declared Void – No Family Pension Rights In a significant judgment, the Orissa High Court has categorically held that a second wife , whose marriage was contracted during the subsistence of the first marriage , is not entitled to family pension under the Odisha Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1992 . The Division Bench comprising Justice Dixit Krishna Shripad and Justice Chittaranjan Dash reiterated that only a legally wedded wife can claim family pension, and a marriage that is void ab initio cannot be validated by any subsequent event. Case Title & Citation Kankalata Dwibedi v. State of Orissa W.A. No. 1460 of 2025 Decided on: 13 January 2026 Orissa High Court Background of the Case The dispute arose after the competent authority rejected the claim of the appellant for family pension vide order dated 12-11-2021 . The rejection was based ...