Voluntary Retirement Scheme

Supreme Court Allows Voluntary Retirement for Absentee Doctors, Denies Back Pay (2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 142, Constitutional Law with Article 311(2), Service Law, Service Law with Termination of Employment, Voluntary Retirement Scheme

Supreme Court Allows Voluntary Retirement for Absentee Doctors, Denies Back Pay (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the termination of employment of doctors who remained absent from duty, without deciding on their pending Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) applications, was justified under Article 311(2)(b) of the Constitution of India. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State of U.P. […]

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Supreme Court clarifies pay revision benefits for MSFC employees: Maharashtra State Financial Corporation Ex-Employees Association & Ors. vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. (2023) INSC 962 (02 February 2023)

/ Aniruddha Bose, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 43, Fundamental Rights, Judges, Pay Revision, S. Ravindra Bhat, Service Law, Voluntary Retirement Scheme

Supreme Court rules on pay revision for retired employees of Maharashtra State Financial Corporation Date of the Judgment: 02 February 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 962 Judges: Aniruddha Bose, J., S. Ravindra Bhat, J. Can a cut-off date for implementing pay revisions unfairly exclude employees who have already retired? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed

Supreme Court clarifies pay revision benefits for MSFC employees: Maharashtra State Financial Corporation Ex-Employees Association & Ors. vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. (2023) INSC 962 (02 February 2023) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Employee’s Date of Birth in VRS Dispute: Shankar Lal vs Hindustan Copper Ltd (20 April 2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Employee’s Date of Birth in VRS Dispute: Shankar Lal vs Hindustan Copper Ltd (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of the correct date of birth for an employee’s retirement benefits. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Shankar Lal vs Hindustan Copper Ltd. & Ors. Judgment Date: 20 April 2022 Introduction Date of the Judgment:

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Supreme Court Upholds Voluntary Retirement Acceptance Despite Employee’s Withdrawal Attempt: New Victoria Mills vs. Shrikant Arya (2021)

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Supreme Court Upholds Voluntary Retirement Acceptance Despite Employee’s Withdrawal Attempt: New Victoria Mills vs. Shrikant Arya (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee can withdraw their voluntary retirement application after it has been accepted by the employer but before the effective date of retirement, especially when the employer postpones the relieving date. CASE TYPE: Labour Law/Service

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Supreme Court Upholds VRS Terms: IFCI Pensioners Denied Enhanced Benefits (2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds VRS Terms: IFCI Pensioners Denied Enhanced Benefits (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees who opted for a Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) are entitled to enhanced pension benefits based on subsequent pay revisions. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: IFCI Ltd. vs. Sanjay Behari & Ors. Judgment Date: 17 September 2019 Date of the

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Supreme Court Denies Pro-Rata Pension to Employee Under Voluntary Retirement Scheme: Central Bank of India vs. Tara Chand (2019)

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Central Bank of India vs. Tara Chand: Supreme Court Denies Pro-Rata Pension Under Voluntary Retirement Scheme LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee who opts for voluntary retirement under a specific scheme is automatically entitled to pro-rata pension if they meet the age or service criteria for applying to the scheme, or if they must also meet

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Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Unpaid Leave for Pension Eligibility in VRS Cases: Delhi Transport Corporation vs. Balwan Singh & Ors. (26 February 2019)

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Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Unpaid Leave for Pension Eligibility in VRS Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Whether periods of unauthorized absence, for which no salary is paid, can be excluded when calculating qualifying service for pension under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, specifically for employees who opted for the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS). CASE

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Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Notional Service Benefit in Special Voluntary Retirement Scheme: National Insurance Special Voluntary Retired/Retired Employees Association vs. United India Insurance Co. Ltd. (26 October 2018)

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Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Notional Service Benefit in Special Voluntary Retirement Scheme: National Insurance Special Voluntary Retired/Retired Employees Association vs. United India Insurance Co. Ltd. (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees who opted for a Special Voluntary Retirement Scheme (SVRS) are entitled to an additional notional benefit of five years of service for pension calculation,

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Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Notional Service Benefit in Special Voluntary Retirement Scheme: National Insurance vs. United India Insurance (26 October 2018)

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Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Notional Service Benefit in Special Voluntary Retirement Scheme: National Insurance vs. United India Insurance (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether employees who opted for the Special Voluntary Retirement Scheme (SVRS) 2004 are entitled to the notional five-year service benefit under the General Insurance (Employees) Pension Scheme, 1995. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case

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Supreme Court settles the exclusion of additional service benefits in voluntary retirement schemes: National Insurance Special Voluntary Retired/Retired Employees Association & Anr. vs. United India Insurance Co. Ltd. & Anr. (26 October 2018)

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Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Additional Service Benefit in Voluntary Retirement Scheme Date of the Judgment: 26 October 2018 Citation: 2018 INSC 944 Judges: Kurian Joseph, J., Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. Can employees who opt for a special voluntary retirement scheme (SVRS) claim additional benefits from a previous pension scheme, despite explicit exclusions in the

Supreme Court settles the exclusion of additional service benefits in voluntary retirement schemes: National Insurance Special Voluntary Retired/Retired Employees Association & Anr. vs. United India Insurance Co. Ltd. & Anr. (26 October 2018) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Irrevocability of Voluntary Retirement Scheme: State Bank of Patiala vs. Kanwal Nain Singh (2018)

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Supreme Court Upholds Irrevocability of Voluntary Retirement Scheme: State Bank of Patiala vs. Kanwal Nain Singh (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee can withdraw their application for voluntary retirement after submitting it, when the scheme specifies the application is irrevocable. CASE TYPE: Service Law Case Name: State Bank of Patiala & Ors. vs. Kanwal Nain

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Supreme Court Rules on Housing for Retired Employees: Steel Authority of India Ltd. vs. Choudhary Tilotama Das & Ors. (12 February 2018)

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Supreme Court on Employee Housing: SAIL vs. Choudhary Tilotama Das (2018) Date of the Judgment: 12 February 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 123 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, J., R. Banumathi, J. Can a company be compelled to provide long-term housing leases to its retired employees? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case

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