Case Law Analysis
|Rajasthan High Court
Doctrine of Election | Pensioners Who Retain Pre-Revised Commutation Cannot Claim Differential Value Under Rule 10, CCS Rules, 1981 : Rajasthan HC
Pensioners who elected to retain their pre-7th CPC commuted value forfeit the right to later claim differential payments arising from subsequent pension revisions. This ruling enforces the Doctrine of Election, preventing double recovery and ensuring finality in pension benefits under the CCS (Commutation) Rules, 1981 - directly impacting thousands of central government retirees seeking retroactive adjustments.