Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 578 · Decided 29 October 2003
The Government of Tamil Nadu and ORS. v. M. Ananchu Asari and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 578 · [2003] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 1104
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1444/1999
- Decided
- 29 October 2003
- Bench
- S. RAJENDRA BABU, P. VENKATARAMA REDDI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Service Law: Pension-Cut-off date-Fixation of-Criterion for-Held : Cannot C be arbitrary or whimsical-Date of permanent absorption is a material aspect inf txing the date of cut-off Pension-Entitlement to-Cut-off date---Fixation of-Transport Department employees sent on deputation to newly formed date for claiming pensionary benefitsftxed as 1.5.1975-Fresh options invited by 28.2.1982- High Court struck down ftxation of cut-off date as 1. 5.197 5 being arbitrary and illegal-Correctness of-Held : Process of absorption not completed in 1975-Hence, High Court rightly struck down the
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