Supreme Court of India

Lajpat Rai Mehta v. Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Irrigation & Power

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Reported as [2008] 17 S.C.R. 657
Bench S.B. Sinha and Cyriac Joseph JJ.
Decided 16 December 2008

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SERVICE LAW· c Pension and other retiral benefits - Basis for calculation - HELD: Should be the last pay drawn - In the instant case, employee remained on unauthorized leave from 30.4.1981 till 30.9.1994, the date of his superannuation - After 30.4.1981, he having not worked cannot be held to have earned increments or benefits on revision of scale of pay - Constitution of India, 1950 - Articles 136 and 142. CONSTITUTION OF /NOIA, 1950: Articles 136 and 142 - Jurisdiction under - Exercise of - Conduct of party - Employee remaining on unauthorized leave for 13 years - Calculation of pensionary

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