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D.S. Nakara & Others v. Union of India

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Reported as [1983] 2 S.C.R. 165
Bench Y.v.chandrachud J.
Decided 17 December 1982
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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that ·the eligibility for liberalised pension scheme of 'being in service on the specified date and retiring subsequent to that date' in impugned memoranda, Exhibits P-1 and P-2, violates Art. 14 and is unconstitutional and is strucK down.

Judgment, page 45

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Of those, 8 relied on · 6 followed · 2 distinguished · 21 referred to · 86 mentioned · 4 not applicable

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