Delhi High Court
LEGAL SUBJECT
Social Security and Pensions
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30 ARTICLES
Karnataka High Court
Collection and deposit of prescribed stamp duty cannot constitute illegal gratification or misconduct.
The petitioner, a retired Village Accountant, was assigned additional charge of Konthikal Nagarala Saja in 1999.3 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
Compassionate appointees selected by DoT before BSNL’s formation are entitled to GPF benefits.
The petitioner’s father, an employee of the Department of Telecommunications (“DoT”), died on 3 September 1995.3 MIN READ↗
Allahabad High Court
Accidental death benefits cannot be denied under the farmer welfare scheme without evidence of suicide.
The petitioner’s husband, Kishor Kumar Yadav, died on 13 November 2024 after being hit by a moving train near Handia Railway Track, Prayagraj.3 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Employees retiring under SVRS after ten years’ service are entitled to proportionate pension.
The Petitioner was appointed in the erstwhile Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking (DESU) on 7 December 1983 and was subsequently transferred to BSES Yamuna Power Ltd. (BYPL) pursuant to the bifurcation and privatisation...3 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
A verified ticket establishes bona fide travel; technical endorsements and delayed discovery cannot defeat accidental-fall claims.
Renu, accompanied by her friend Aman Raza, was travelling from New Delhi to Agra Cantt on railway journey ticket No. 23848675.3 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Continuous pre-regularisation work-charged service counts toward pensionary benefits under Rule 6(3).
The petitioner was initially engaged as a daily-wage employee in 1981 for 89 days.3 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Belated pay-parity claims by retired employees warrant only notional fixation for pensionary benefits, not arrears.
The petitioner was appointed as a Time Keeper in the Work-Charged and Contingency Paid Establishment of the Water Resources Department and retired on 31 August 2013 after approximately forty years of service.3 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Non-production of records and non-cooperation with inquiry constitute obstruction warranting assessment under Section 45A.
The appellant, a private company providing industrial security services, employed personnel deployed at various locations in and around Chennai and had been paying Employees’ State Insurance contributions until Novemb...3 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Continuous Ad-hoc Service in Regular Pay Scale Mandates Regularization and Pensionary Benefits Upon Superannuation
The petitioner was appointed as a Lab Technician on an ad-hoc basis on March 19, 1985, following a selection process.2 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Entitlement to Notional Annual Increment for Pensionary Benefits Accrued upon Superannuation on 30th June.
The petitioner, Vishnu Prasad, was an employee under the Divisional Railway Manager who superannuated from service on 30.06.20242 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
Wrongful Withholding of Provident Fund Triggers Mandatory Interest Liability as a Matter of Law: Gujarat High Court
The appellants retired from service in 2018. Upon retirement, the respondent Municipality directed the Provident Fund (PF) authorities to withhold 10% of their provident fund on the grounds of alleged excess payments...2 MIN READ↗
Karnataka High Court
Gratuity Amount Payable to Deceased Employee’s Legal Heirs Is Immune From Attachment in Execution Proceedings
Respondent No. 1 instituted O.S. No. 109/2016 against the deceased Babu for recovery of money; the suit was decreed on 06.04.2018.3 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Recovery of excess salary payments from terminal dues of a deceased employee’s legal heirs is impermissible.
The petitioner is the widow of a deceased Panchayat Coordinator Officer who passed away in service on November 7, 2022.2 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Bank cannot adjust terminal benefits toward loan repayment without specific statutory authority or proof of pecuniary loss.
The Respondent, an employee of the Appellant-Bank (formerly State Bank of Travancore), availed a Housing Loan, Vehicle Loan, and Educational Loan during his service.2 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Employees regularized after 01.04.2003 cannot claim retrospective regularization to avail Old Pension Scheme benefits.
The respondents were engaged as temporary Daily Wage Section Writers in the Directorate of Government Examinations.3 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Period of service prior to regularization is countable for calculating gratuity benefits under the Act.
The State of Madhya Pradesh (Petitioners) challenged the orders dated 06.06.2025 and 05.12.2025 passed by the Appellate Authority and Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, Shajapur2 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Valid Nomination by Deceased Government Employee for DCRG Benefits Supersedes Claims of Other Legal Heirs
The petitioner, Valarmathi, sought a review of the court’s previous order dated 30.06.2026 in W.A.No.1591 of 2024.2 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
Possession of a Valid Season Ticket Entitles Claimants to Compensation Under the Rule of Strict Liability for Untoward Incidents
The appellants, dependents of the deceased, challenged a 2019 Railway Claims Tribunal order that dismissed their claim for compensation.2 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Part-time service cannot be counted for pensionary benefits under Tamil Nadu Pension Rules.
The respondent, N. Baskar, was a former employee who had served as a Part-Time Panchayat Clerk.2 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Statutory interest rates under Pension Rules prevail over discretionary higher interest for delayed gratuity payments.
The respondent, Mangai, sought the disbursement of Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity (DCRG) following the death of her husband, K. Shanmugam, a retired Forest Guard who died on 20.05.20242 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Part-time service cannot be counted for pensionary benefits under the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules.
The State of Tamil Nadu filed an intra-court appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent challenging a Writ Court order dated January 18, 2024, in W.P. No. 6491 of 2023.2 MIN READ↗
Allahabad High Court
### Pendency of Criminal Proceedings Mandates Deferment of Gratuity and Regular Pension Under Regulation 919-A
The petitioner served as a Constable in the U.P. Police and retired on March 31, 2016.2 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Heart attack during night shift duty constitutes an accident arising out of and in the course of employment.
The deceased, Mr. Mayavan, was a Senior Technician Grade I at Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC). On 01.12.2017, while working the night shift (third shift) at Mine-1A, he was found unconscious at approximately 6:00 AM...3 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Disability Boarding Out: Mental Illness Not Established at Recruitment Presumed Attributable to Service and Pensionable
The petitioner was recruited as a Constable in the Border Security Force (BSF) in 2011 after being declared medically fit2 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Part-time service cannot be counted for pensionary benefits under the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules, 1978.
The State of Tamil Nadu preferred an intra-court appeal challenging a Writ Court order dated January 18, 2024, in W.P. No. 6485 of 20232 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Part-time service cannot be counted for pension calculations under the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules.
The State of Tamil Nadu filed an intra-court appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against a Writ Court order dated 18.01.2024 in W.P. No. 6490 of 20232 MIN READ↗
Patna High Court
Employees whose recruitment process commenced pre-2004 are entitled to Old Pension Scheme benefits despite delayed appointment due to judicial stay.
The respondent’s late husband, Ashok Kumar, worked at a Quasi-Administrative Office of the Railways. Per RBE No. 103/2000, the Railway Board allowed a one-time relaxation for the absorption of such staff into regular...2 MIN READ↗
Patna High Court
Calculation of Work-Charge Service for Pension on Five-to-One Year Ratio Upheld in Regularization Cases
The petitioner was appointed as a daily wage employee in the Public Works Department (PWD) in 1984 and later appointed as a Road Roller Driver in the work-charge establishment on July 15, 1985.2 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Absence of post-mortem or initial ticket recovery cannot defeat compensation claims under beneficial railway legislation.
The Appellants challenged a Railway Claims Tribunal order dated 25.01.2024, which dismissed their claim for compensation following the death of Sh. Rajendra Kumar.2 MIN READ↗No articles match these filters.