SITA RAM BANSAL AND ORS. ETC. ETC. versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS. ETC. ETC.

SITA RAM BANSAL AND ORS. ETC. ETC. versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS. ETC. ETC.

The prescription of the cut-off date of April 1, 1990 for the pension scheme is valid as it bears rationality; employees who retired before this date form a separate class. No illegality or violation of Article 14 exists in introducing the cut-off date.

Parties
Petitioner: Sita Ram Bansal and Ors.; Respondent: State of Punjab and Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
27 November 1996
Procedural Posture
Special Leave Petition (civil) / Decision on Special Leave Petition
Outcome
Petitions dismissed
Legal Topics
Article 14, Equality Before Law, Pension Scheme, Cut Off Date
Constitutional Law Article 14 Equality Before Law Pension Scheme Cut Off Date

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Parties

Sita Ram Bansal and Ors.

Petitioner

State of Punjab and Ors.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Special Leave Petition (civil) / Decision on Special Leave Petition

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the prescription of a cut-off date for pension scheme benefits is arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution

Ratio Decidendi

The prescription of the cut-off date of April 1, 1990 for the pension scheme is valid as it bears rationality; employees who retired before this date form a separate class. No illegality or violation of Article 14 exists in introducing the cut-off date.

Court Disposition

Petitions dismissed

Orders

  • Special leave petitions are dismissed.