Supreme Court of India

Rajkaran Singh & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2024] 8 S.C.R. 516
Bench Hima Kohli and Sandeep Mehta JJ.
Decided 22 August 2024

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the impugned judgment rendered by the High Court does not stand to scrutiny and the same is unsustainable in the eyes of law and is set aside.

Judgment, page 24

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether the appellants despite being classified as temporary employees of a scheme managed by contributory pooling of funds, can claim entitlement to pensionary benefits in accordance with the 6th Central Pay Commission (CPC). Headnotes† Service Law – Revised Pay Scale Rules, 2008 – Constitution of India – Article 12, 14, 16 – “authority” under Article 12 – Claim for pensionary benefits under the 6th CPC, by the appellants- Saving Scheme Deposits (SSD) employees appointed as Junior Accountant, Accountant, UDC, LDC on running pay scales to manage the Compulsory SSD Fund

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