Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 745 · Decided 18 November 2021
Veena Pandey v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 745 · [2021] 7 S.C.R. 403
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6953/2021
- Decided
- 18 November 2021
- Bench
- R. SUBHASH REDDY, HRISHIKESH ROY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Service law: Pensionary benefits - Entitlement to, under the Pension Scheme - On facts, employee opted for receiving 90% pension during his life time as provided under the Pension Scheme and on his death, his widow-appellant entitled to receive in lump sum, an amount equal to 100 times pension - On employee's death on 12.01.11, appellant's claim for lump sum amount rejected on the ground that the provision was abolished w.e.f 21.02.2011 and the 10% surrendered amount had been refunded to all pensioners with interest - Writ petition by the appellant
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