#pension calculation

The Bombay High Court has ruled that Zilla Parishad employees who serve six months or more in a financial year are entitled to a notional annual increment effective July 1, even if they retire before that date. This directly impacts pension calculations and entitles them to arrears, reinforcing the principle that service duration, not retirement timing, triggers incremental benefits under the 6th Pay Commission framework.

The Gauhati High Court has quashed a demand notice seeking recovery of pension amounts paid under retrospective pay revision rules, holding that once a court upholds retrospective entitlement, subsequent attempts to claw back benefits violate the principle of judicial finality. This ruling protects thousands of retirees across public sector undertakings from arbitrary post-judgment recovery actions, reinforcing that final judgments create binding, non-reversible entitlements.

CAT Ahmedabad holds that employers cannot exclude service periods from pension calculations due to unavailable records, placing the onus on them to maintain accurate service documentation. The ruling reinforces that pension entitlements cannot be denied on procedural grounds, ensuring protection for retired employees under service law.

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.

HP High Court rules that contractual service from 2008 must be counted for seniority and pay fixation, but limits benefits prospectively from the petition filing date. To protect existing incumbents, promotions will be granted via supernumerary posts, ensuring no displacement while upholding contractual employees' rights under service law.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that retiring employees on 30th June are entitled to annual increments due on 1st July, aligning with the Supreme Court's 2023 precedent. This decision impacts government pensioners and clarifies post-2023 applicability rules, ensuring timely verification of entitlements.

Madhya Pradesh High Court reaffirms that daily wage service must be included in pension calculations upon regularization, relying on binding precedents in Rahisha Begum and Laxmikant Mishra. The ruling ensures equal protection for daily wage employees under service law, mandating retrospective pension benefits.

Government employees retiring on June 30 are entitled to the annual increment due on July 1, even if it falls after retirement, as held by the Madhya Pradesh High Court citing Supreme Court precedent in C.P. Mundinamani. This ruling ensures pensioners receive the full benefit of earned increments, impacting thousands of state employees and reinforcing the principle that accrued rights cannot be forfeited due to administrative timing.