Karnataka High Court
LEGAL SUBJECT
Social Security and Pensions
Judgment analyses where this is the main or secondary subject.Latest analyses
30 ARTICLES
Karnataka High Court
A divorced wife’s family-pension claim cannot be rejected absent proof of remarriage.
The complainant alleged that the petitioner had improperly claimed family pension and created or used documents concerning her entitlement.2 MIN READ↗
Karnataka High Court
Higher pension cannot be withdrawn or recovered where higher-salary contributions and joint options were accepted.
The petitioners were retired employees and members of the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 (“EPS”).2 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Unjustifiably withheld gratuity attracts interest as a delayed retiral benefit.
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) challenged a common order dated 30 January 2026 of the Central Administrative Tribunal in O.A. Nos. 1502/2023 and 1508/2023, insofar as it directed payment of interest...2 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Unjustifiably withheld gratuity attracts interest as a delayed retiral benefit.
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) challenged a common order dated 30 January 2026 of the Central Administrative Tribunal in O.A. Nos. 1502/2023 and 1508/2023, insofar as it directed payment of interest...2 MIN READ↗
Karnataka High Court
Pre-grant service counts for notional pay fixation and pensionary benefits, but not salary arrears.
The petitioners, teaching and non-teaching employees or their legal heirs, sought recognition of service rendered from initial appointment until the relevant posts were admitted to grant-in-aid.2 MIN READ↗
Karnataka High Court
Pension Claim Rejection Quashed for Failure to Consider Submitted Supporting Documents
The petitioner, claiming to be the unmarried daughter of freedom fighter Gangappa Bijaguppi, sought continuation of the State freedom-fighter family pension previously paid to her mother, who died on 24 December 2012,...2 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
Gratuity cannot be withheld solely for criminal proceedings unrelated to official duties or government loss.
The petitioner, a retired Panchayat employee, faced criminal proceedings arising from alleged financial irregularities in an employees’ cooperative society.2 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Regular-scale Village Assistant service after 1 June 1995 counts fully toward pension.
The petitioner was appointed as a Thalaiyari/Village Assistant on 26 September 1983.2 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Pre-regularisation part-time Village Assistant service cannot be counted towards pensionary benefits.
The petitioner’s deceased husband, S. Bagavathi Perumal, was appointed as a Grama Paniyalar on 3 December 1985 and served until his retirement on 31 March 2009.2 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Post-retirement recovery of erroneous pay fixation is impermissible absent a voluntary undertaking.
The petitioner, initially appointed as an Upper Division Teacher in 1988, retired as a Lecturer on 31 May 2022.2 MIN READ↗
Allahabad High Court
Suspension does not interrupt qualifying service for pension purposes.
The petitioner’s husband was appointed as a Junior Clerk on a regular basis on 30 July 1985 and retired on superannuation on 31 May 2020. He was suspended on 3 September 2007 and reinstated on 16 September 2008. He di...2 MIN READ↗
Chhattisgarh High Court
A subsequent coordinate-bench decision does not, by itself, justify review.
The petitioner sought review of the High Court’s order dated 20 July 2026 dismissing his writ appeal concerning pension benefits under the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS).2 MIN READ↗
Chhattisgarh High Court
A subsequent decision in another case is not, by itself, a ground for review.
The petitioner sought review of the High Court’s order dated 20 July 2026 dismissing his writ appeal, which had followed the decision in another writ appeal.2 MIN READ↗![Voluntary pension commutation is restorable only after the prescribed 15-year period.. YOGENDRA SINGH vs NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY. CAT - ['Allahabad']. LawLens](/stories/thumbnails/voluntary-pension-commutation-is-restorable-only-after-the-prescribed-15-year-period-78f86fce271144c4a8ce96abc51ded51.webp)
CAT - ['Allahabad']
Voluntary pension commutation is restorable only after the prescribed 15-year period.
The applicant, a retired North Eastern Railway employee, had commuted part of his pension, receiving ₹5,52,604, with deductions of ₹5,620 per month.2 MIN READ↗![Pending criminal proceedings may defer gratuity, but suspension pay and MACP claims require independent rule-based determination.. RAJ MANI YADAV vs NORTHERN RAILWAY. CAT - ['Allahabad']. LawLens](/stories/thumbnails/pending-criminal-proceedings-may-defer-gratuity-but-suspension-pay-and-macp-claims-require-4cd46add930944c0a15d8aed99213df6.webp)
CAT - ['Allahabad']
Pending criminal proceedings may defer gratuity, but suspension pay and MACP claims require independent rule-based determination.
The applicant, a retired Railway employee, sought arrears of pay for two suspension periods, MACP benefits, and gratuity. He had been suspended from service in connection with a criminal case, was convicted and senten...2 MIN READ↗![Correcting erroneous pay fixation does not permit recovery of excess payments from retired employees.. RANJAN PRASAD vs POSTS. CAT - ['Patna']. LawLens](/stories/thumbnails/correcting-erroneous-pay-fixation-does-not-permit-recovery-of-excess-payments-from-retired-c6d2a20ae25444e1b9727a2264bb8ed9.webp)
CAT - ['Patna']
Correcting erroneous pay fixation does not permit recovery of excess payments from retired employees.
Rajan Prasad, a retired MTS (Tea Maker), sought pension fixation on the basis of Grade Pay of ₹2,400 and refund of amounts recovered from his retiral benefits.2 MIN READ↗![Further retirement benefits cannot be directed without proof of an outstanding shortfall under applicable instructions.. SHEODHYAN SINGH vs Postal. CAT - ['Patna']. LawLens](/stories/thumbnails/further-retirement-benefits-cannot-be-directed-without-proof-of-an-outstanding-shortfall-u-25888e7b8f0a479f8947c6b14b37086e.webp)
CAT - ['Patna']
Further retirement benefits cannot be directed without proof of an outstanding shortfall under applicable instructions.
The applicant, a retired Gramin Dak Sevak Branch Postmaster, sought further payment of gratuity, severance allowance and Group Insurance, together with interest, relying on the applicable departmental instructions2 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Temporary appointment on a time scale does not make pre-regularisation service pensionable.
The petitioner was appointed as a ‘Vetti’ in Kanyakumari District in November 1975. His appointment was described as temporary and provided for pay in the scale fixed for ‘Vetti’ under the Tamil Nadu pattern.3 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Retired Hindi translator awarded full pay and pension arrears despite 14-year delay, Delhi High Court rules
Ram Autar, an Assistant Director (Official Language) in the Income Tax Department, retired on 31 December 2008.3 MIN READ↗
Calcutta High Court
Private criminal proceedings unrelated to service cannot justify withholding pension, gratuity, or leave encashment.
The petitioner, a Senior Accountant with the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, retired on 31 August 2023 while three criminal cases were pending against him.3 MIN READ↗![Temporary-status employees with decades of service cannot be denied pension solely for non-regularisation.. SURENDRA SINGH RATHORE vs NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY. CAT - ['Allahabad']. LawLens](/stories/thumbnails/temporary-status-employees-with-decades-of-service-cannot-be-denied-pension-solely-for-non-dba0ae164fa242e099bcdfbafddbe678.webp)
CAT - ['Allahabad']
Temporary-status employees with decades of service cannot be denied pension solely for non-regularisation.
The applicant was engaged as a Mobile Booking Clerk in 1986 and, following earlier Tribunal proceedings, was re-engaged and granted temporary status in July 1998.2 MIN READ↗![Eligible disabled children take priority over widowed daughters for railway family pension.. ARATI RANI BOSE DEB vs N.F.RAILWAY. CAT - ['Guwahati']. LawLens](/stories/thumbnails/eligible-disabled-children-take-priority-over-widowed-daughters-for-railway-family-pension-fd27fecd19c54d78b9dcacad09798ab5.webp)
CAT - ['Guwahati']
Eligible disabled children take priority over widowed daughters for railway family pension.
The applicant, a widowed daughter of a former Railway employee, was sanctioned family pension in 2016 after her mother’s death and received it for approximately six years and nine months.2 MIN READ↗
Tripura High Court
The absorbing employer must honor its binding commitment to provide past-service pensionary benefits.
The petitioner joined the Tripura State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) in 1996, moved to the National Institute of Technology Agartala (NITA) in 2011, and joined Maharaja Bir Bikram University in 2017.2 MIN READ↗![Railway may recover damage rent from gratuity for unauthorized accommodation retention.. ARJUN SINGH vs EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY. CAT - ['Patna']. LawLens](/stories/thumbnails/railway-may-recover-damage-rent-from-gratuity-for-unauthorized-accommodation-retention-c4dc138720d649a5b49939332d7ab5f4.webp)
CAT - ['Patna']
Railway may recover damage rent from gratuity for unauthorized accommodation retention.
The applicant, a retired Railway Office Superintendent, superannuated on 28 February 2017 but continued to occupy Railway Quarter No. 132/CD, Loco Colony, Danapur, until 16 August 2019.3 MIN READ↗![Pension penalties for identical proved misconduct must be proportionate and consistent.. M RAJAPPA vs BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED. CAT - ['Bangalore']. LawLens](/stories/thumbnails/pension-penalties-for-identical-proved-misconduct-must-be-proportionate-and-consistent-7c75aaee5f16463095dc28adfd198673.webp)
CAT - ['Bangalore']
Pension penalties for identical proved misconduct must be proportionate and consistent.
The applicant, a retired Senior Telecom Operating Assistant, was charged in 2011 with unauthorised absence, interference with the functioning of another office, and assaulting a subordinate officer.2 MIN READ↗
Karnataka High Court
Pre-grant service counts for notional pay fixation and pensionary benefits, but not salary arrears.
The 25 petitioners, teaching and non-teaching employees of aided educational institutions, sought recognition of their service from their respective initial appointment dates, including service before their posts were...2 MIN READ↗
Uttarakhand High Court
Pension must reflect the original promotion date, though salary arrears are unavailable.
The petitioner, an Assistant Teacher, was promoted to Headmaster by order dated 4 November 2015 but did not join at the initial posting.2 MIN READ↗![Post-retirement medical claims within the CGHS grace period cannot be rejected solely because treatment continued after retirement.. Sushma rai wife of late Dinesh Chandra rai vs All India Radio. CAT - ['Allahabad']. LawLens](/stories/thumbnails/post-retirement-medical-claims-within-the-cghs-grace-period-cannot-be-rejected-solely-beca-6c18f5614a7a4fe7a3f8a24233acddb1.webp)
CAT - ['Allahabad']
Post-retirement medical claims within the CGHS grace period cannot be rejected solely because treatment continued after retirement.
The applicant is the widow of Dinesh Chandra Rai, an Akashvani employee who retired on 30 April 2021 and died of COVID-19 on 22 May 2021.2 MIN READ↗![Eligible employees retiring on 30 June must receive a notional increment solely for pension calculation.. deep chand vs REVENUE. CAT - ['Allahabad']. LawLens](/stories/thumbnails/eligible-employees-retiring-on-30-june-must-receive-a-notional-increment-solely-for-pensio-6c1d86bbaf154dc5b2cac21a7af8c459.webp)
CAT - ['Allahabad']
Eligible employees retiring on 30 June must receive a notional increment solely for pension calculation.
The applicant, a retired Notice Server, superannuated on 30 June 2021.2 MIN READ↗No articles match these filters.