Supreme Court of India

State of Punjab v. Gian Chand & Ors.

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Reported as [2012] 11 S.C.R. 1100
Bench Swatanter Kumar and Madan B. Lokur JJ.
Decided 13 December 2012

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Service Law - Pension - Commutation - Table for calculation of commutation substituted by a Circular - Affecting the employees of Punjab State Electricity Board retiring between 31-7-2003 and 31-10-2006 - Writ petition by the employees retiring between the above period contending that the Circular was to their disadvantage - High Court allowing the petitions - On appeal, new plea raised by State that Circular was issued due to financial crunch and that under the Rules, the respondents-employees had option to withdraw the request of commutation - Held: New pleas are not permissible to be

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