5. Regulation of claims to pension or family pension :-
1) (a) Any claim to pension or family pension shall be regulated by the
provisions of these rules in force at the time when a Government servant retires or is retired or is discharged or is allowed to resign from service or
dies, as the case may be.
b) The day on which a Government servant retires or is retired or is
discharged or is allowed to resign or voluntarily retire from service, as the
case may be, shall be treated as a non-working day but the date of death
shall be treated as a working day.
1[c] Any type of pension sanctioned under these rules, except
Family pension, shall be subject to rule 45.