Persons to whom gratuity is payable (

1. Persons to whom gratuity is payable (1) (a) The gratuity payable under Rule 50 shall be paid to the person or persons on whom the right to receive the gratuity is conferred by means of a nomination under Rule 53; (b) If there is no such nomination or if the nomination made does not subsist, the gratuity shall be paid in the manner indicated below - (i) if there are one or more surviving members of the family as in * [clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v)] of sub-rule (6) of Rule 50, to all such members in equal shares; (ii) if there are no such surviving members of the family as in sub-clause (i) above, but there are one or more members as in clauses *[(vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x) and (xi)] of sub-rule (6) of Rule 50, to all such members in equal shares. (2) If a Government servant dies after retirement without receiving the gratuity admissible under sub-rule (1) of Rule 50 the gratuity shall be disbursed to the family in the manner indicated in sub-rule (1). (3) The right of a female member of the family, or that of a brother, of a Government servant who dies while in service or after retirement, to receive the share of gratuity shall not be affected if the female member marries or re-marries, or the brother attains the age of eighteen years, after the death of the Government servant and before receiving her or his share of the gratuity. (4) Where gratuity is granted under Rule 50 to a minor member of the family of the deceased Government servant, it shall be payable to the guardian on behalf of the minor. * Substitutd vide D/o. P&PW's Notificatin No.38/80/08-P&PW dated 8th June 2011 Published in Gazette of India as GSR 176 dated 8th June 2011