Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
Hostile Discrimination in Pension Schemes | Bombay HC Invalidates Arbitrary Denial of Pension-Cum-Gratuity Benefits to Retired Teachers
Bombay High Court rules that denying pension benefits to retired teachers on financial grounds, while granting them to similarly situated employees, constitutes hostile discrimination. The judgment mandates equal treatment under the Pension-Cum-Gratuity Scheme, reinforcing that administrative convenience cannot override constitutional equality.