Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 543 · Decided 28 October 2005
Baldev Singh v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 543 · [2005] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 961
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3892/1999
- Decided
- 28 October 2005
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, C.K. THAKKER (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34, 452; Constitution
Headnote
B Service Law: Pay and pension-Grant of-Termination of employee on conviction and subsequent acquittal-Effect of, for counting service for grant of pay and C pension-Plea that custody period to be taken as if employee was on duty­ Held: Mere acquittal does not automatically entitle the not entitled to pension since on not including the custody period for having not rendered service, sen1ice rendered was less than 15 years. The appellant, enrolled in the Indian Army was dismissed from services by reason of conviction under the Penal Code, 1860. However, High Court acquitted
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