Payment of cash equivalent of leave salary in case of death, etc., of Government servant:

In the event of the death of a Government servant while in service or after retirement or after final cessation of duties but before actual receipt of its cash equivalent of leave salary payable under Rules 39,39-A and 39-B, such amount shall be payable-
(i) to the widow, and if there are more widows than one, to the eldest surviving widow if the deceased was a male Government servant, or to the husband, if the deceased was a female Government servant;
EXPLANATION.- The expression “eldest surviving widow” shall be construed with reference to the seniority according to the date of the marriage of the surviving widows and not with reference to their ages;
(ii) failing a widow or husband, as the case may be, to the eldest surviving son; or an adopted son;
(iii) failing (i) and (ii) above, to the eldest surviving unmarried daughter;
(iv) failing (i) to (iii) above, to the eldest surviving widowed daughter;
(v) failing (i) to (iv) above, to the father;
(vi) failing (i) to (v) above, to the mother;
(vii) failing (i) to (vi) above, to the eldest surviving brother below the age of eighteen years;
(viii) failing (i) to (vii) above, to the eldest surviving unmarried sister;
(ix) 1[failing (i) to (viii) above], to the eldest surviving widowed sister;
1(x) [failing (i) to (ix) above, to the eldest surviving married daughter; and
(x) failing (i) to (x) above, to the eldest child of the eldest predeceased son.]

Ref Rule 39-C of the CCS (Leave) Rules 1972