Pension Benefits

Supreme Court Denies Pension Upgrade Based on ‘Equal Pay’ Principle: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. R.D. Sharma (2022)

Supreme Court Denies Pension Upgrade Based on ‘Equal Pay’ Principle: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. R.D. Sharma (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Applicability of ‘equal pay for equal work’ principle to pension benefits for retired government employees. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. R.D. Sharma and Anr. [Judgment Date]: 27 January 2022 […]

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Supreme Court clarifies pension benefits for retired forest officers: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. R.D. Sharma (2022)

Supreme Court clarifies pension benefits for retired forest officers: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. R.D. Sharma (2022) Date of the Judgment: 27 January 2022 Citation: 2022 INSC 1012 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J., Bela M. Trivedi, J. Can a retired government employee claim pension benefits based on rules introduced after their retirement? The Supreme

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Supreme Court Denies Pension Parity for WALMI Employees: State of Maharashtra vs. Bhagwan (2022)

Supreme Court Denies Pension Parity for WALMI Employees: State of Maharashtra vs. Bhagwan (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees of an autonomous body are entitled to pensionary benefits on par with State Government employees. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: The State of Maharashtra & Anr. vs. Bhagwan & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 10 January 2022 Introduction

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Supreme Court Denies Pension Parity for WALMI Employees: State of Maharashtra vs. Bhagwan (2022)

Supreme Court Denies Pension Parity for WALMI Employees: State of Maharashtra vs. Bhagwan (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees of an autonomous body are entitled to pensionary benefits on par with state government employees. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: The State of Maharashtra & Anr. vs. Bhagwan & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 10 January 2022 Introduction

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Supreme Court Denies Pension Parity for WALMI Employees: State of Maharashtra vs. Bhagwan (2022)

Supreme Court Denies Pension Parity for WALMI Employees: State of Maharashtra vs. Bhagwan (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees of an autonomous body are entitled to pensionary benefits on par with State Government employees. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: The State of Maharashtra & Anr. vs. Bhagwan & Ors. Judgment Date: 10 January 2022 Introduction

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Supreme Court Allows Pension Benefits by Condoning Break in Service: Valsan P. vs. State of Kerala (2021)

Supreme Court Allows Pension Benefits by Condoning Break in Service: Valsan P. vs. State of Kerala (2021) Date of the Judgment: October 21, 2021 Citation: 2021 INSC 717 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and A.S. Bopanna, J. Can a break in service between two pensionable employments be condoned to allow for continuous pension benefits? The Supreme

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Supreme Court Upholds Pension Rights for Absorbed Employees: Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation vs. Goverdhan Lal Soni (2020)

Supreme Court Upholds Pension Rights for Absorbed Employees: Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation vs. Goverdhan Lal Soni (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees absorbed from one state public enterprise to another are entitled to pension benefits, even if their previous employer did not have a pension scheme, and the modalities of transfer of funds between the

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Supreme Court clarifies pension benefits for Acting Chief Justices: K. Sreedhar Rao vs. Union of India (2019)

Supreme Court Clarifies Pension Benefits for Acting Chief Justices: K. Sreedhar Rao vs. Union of India (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an Acting Chief Justice of a High Court is entitled to the same pensionary benefits as a Chief Justice. CASE TYPE: Service Law/Pension Case Name: K. Sreedhar Rao vs. Union of India [Judgment Date]: September

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Supreme Court clarifies medical discharge procedure for army personnel: Ram Khilawan vs. Union of India (2019)

Supreme Court Clarifies Medical Discharge Procedures in Army Service: Ram Khilawan vs. Union of India (2019) Date of the Judgment: September 2, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 861 Judges: L. Nageswara Rao, J., Hemant Gupta, J. Can an army personnel be discharged from service due to medical reasons without a proper evaluation by an Invalidating Medical

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Supreme Court Rules Work-Charged Service Counts Towards Pension in Uttar Pradesh

Supreme Court Rules Work-Charged Service Counts Towards Pension LEGAL ISSUE: Whether work-charged service should be counted as qualifying service for pension benefits. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Prem Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 2nd September 2019 Date of the Judgment: 2nd September 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 851 Judges: Arun

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Supreme Court Upholds Pension Based on Notional Salary in Contempt Case: State of Bihar vs. Meera Tiwary (2019)

Supreme Court Upholds Pension Based on Notional Salary in Contempt Case: State of Bihar vs. Meera Tiwary (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can direct the calculation of pension based on the notional salary of a higher post in a contempt proceeding, when the employee was promoted to that post but the employer claims

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Supreme Court settles pension eligibility for bank employees on deputation: Narendra Kumar vs. Syndicate Bank (2019)

Supreme Court settles pension eligibility for bank employees on deputation: Narendra Kumar vs. Syndicate Bank (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee’s past service can be forfeited due to a minor procedural lapse when joining a new post while on deputation. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: Narendra Kumar vs. Chairman and Managing Director, Syndicate Bank

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