Supreme Court of India
Bses Yamuna Power Ltd. v. Sh. Ghanshyam Chand Sharma & Anr.
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For the above reasons, we accordingly allow the appeal and set aside the impugned order of the High Court of Delhi dated 26 May 2017.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
Service Law: Pension – Claim for – Denied on the ground that the employee had forfeited his past services, by resigning – Challen ged – High Court held that the employee was entitled to pensionar y benefit as he had completed twenty years of service’ the legal effect of his resignation letter would amount to voluntary retirement – ppeal to Supreme Court – Held: There is distinction between ‘resig nation’ and ‘voluntary retirement’ – As per Pension Rules resignation entails forfeiture of past service – The employee having o pted for ‘resignation’ cannot claim pensionary benefit on th e ground
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