Supreme Court of India

Tamil Nadu Electricity Board v. R. Veerasw Amy and Ors.

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Reported as [1999] 2 S.C.R. 221

Bench Sujata V. Manohar, K. Venkataswami and R.C. Lahoti JJ.

Decided 26 March 1999

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the retired employees (respondents), who had retired from service before 1.7.1986 and those who were in employment on the said date, cannot be treated alike as they do not belong to one class.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Service Law : " Electricity (SUf!PlY) Act, 1948-Section 79-Pension Scheme- Prospective introductioh.-Respondents who had retired earlier governed by the contribu.tory provident fund-Cut-off date prescribed by the Employer Electricity Board-Validity of-Held-Board not acted contrary to law-Employees cannot-compel the Board to extend the pension scheme with retrospective ejfect-Cut~ojf date valid-Constitution of India, 1950-Articles 14 and 18 . The Government of Tamil Nadu, introduced a pension scheme vide GOMS No. 797 dated 30.6.1969. The appellant-Board had not adopted the Scheme till 1986.

Authorities it was built on

1982 D.S. Nakara & Others v. Union of India cited by 127

Where later benches applied it

2019 Tamil Nadu Electricity Board Rep. by its Chairman v. Tneb-thozhilalar Aykkiya Sangam by its General Secretary relied on
2025 The Reserve Bank of India v. M.T. Mani and Another referred to
2026 The State of Kerala v. M. Vijayakumar mentioned
2019 All Manipur Pensioners Association by its Secretary v. The State of Manipur and Others distinguished

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 distinguished · 1 referred to · 1 mentioned

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