CHAUDHARY KESAVA RAO AND ORS. ETC. versus STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

CHAUDHARY KESAVA RAO AND ORS. ETC. versus STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

The division of pensioners based on dates of retirement and application of different pension rules is not discriminatory nor violative of Article 14, as both categories receive equivalent benefits and the distinction is rationally connected to the change in superannuation age.

Parties
Petitioner: Chaudhary Kesa Va Rao and Others; Respondent: State of Andhra Pradesh
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
24 August 1990
Procedural Posture
Writ Petition (civil) / Final Judgment
Outcome
Petitions dismissed
Legal Topics
Pension, Discrimination, Article 14
Civil Services Pension Discrimination Article 14

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Parties

Chaudhary Kesa Va Rao and Others

Petitioner

State of Andhra Pradesh

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition (civil) / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the division of government servants based on dates of retirement under Andhra Pradesh Revised Pension Rules, 1980 is discriminatory

Ratio Decidendi

The division of pensioners based on dates of retirement and application of different pension rules is not discriminatory nor violative of Article 14, as both categories receive equivalent benefits and the distinction is rationally connected to the change in superannuation age.

Court Disposition

Petitions dismissed

Orders

  • Petitions dismissed with no order as to costs.