Service benefits accrued to employee during his lifetime – Not available to his legal heirs after death of such employee

Employee alone is a person who can speak about his service for seeking service benefits and not his legal heirs. In such situation Service benefits accrued to employee during his lifetime cannot be availed by his legal heirs after death of such employee.

Representation was submitted by employee for grant of selection grade scale of pay to him, during his lifetime. While such representation was still pending consideration, he died. This however cannot be ground for his legal heirs to pursue remedy, as service benefits, h accrued to employee cannot be made available to legal heirs. Employee alone would be person to speak about his service and not legal heirs of employee.

Only those benefits, that stands accrued to credit of deceased employee, which has not been settled till date and which is not in dispute, can be received by his legal heirs.