#ad hoc service

Allahabad HC rules that ad-hoc service cannot be excluded from qualifying service for pension if the employee's right to pension had already crystallized before a retrospective amendment. The judgment protects vested pensionary benefits of employees regularized after prolonged ad-hoc service, ensuring consequential retiral dues including interest.

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that ad hoc service prior to regularization must be included when calculating qualifying service for pension, reinforcing the precedent set in Nand Lal. This decision directly impacts thousands of government employees whose prior contractual or temporary service was previously excluded, ensuring fair pension benefits based on total tenure.

Madhya Pradesh High Court holds that ad hoc service must be counted for pension benefits when a precedent has already established the principle for similarly situated employees.