“The Karnataka High Court, in its judgment in Writ Petition No. 405/2023, stated that banks are required to verify the reason for a pensioner’s failure to submit the life certificate before stopping the pension.”
What FACTLY found
On 03 January 2023, Writ Petition No. 405/2023 was filed in the Karnataka High Court by a 102-year-old pensioner named H. Nagabhushana Rao, who receives a pension under the Swatantra Sainik Samman Gaurava Dhana (Freedom Fighter’s Pension). He sought an order from the Karnataka High Court directing the Ministry of Home Affairs to pay the arrears of his pension, which had been withheld for 13 months due to the non-submission of his life certificate. On 17 February 2023, the Bengaluru Bench of t...
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 March 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 7 March 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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