The case concerned a former High Court judge who, after retirement, served as President of the Madhya Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission for nearly five years. He claimed pension for that period based on a 2002 executive order of the State Government, although the Madhya Pradesh …
The deceased N.D. Pamboodripad, a retired Kerala High Court Judge, challenged the pension fixed by the Kerala Government, arguing that his "emolument" for pension calculation should include dearness and special allowances (Rs 4,237 per month) and that the ceiling on the special additional pension …
N.D.P. Namboodripad, a retired High Court Judge of Kerala, challenged the method used by the Central and State Governments to calculate his pension, arguing that his last drawn emoluments should include dearness allowance and special allowances as per Rule 62 of the Kerala Service Rules. The High …
Retired judges of the High Court, including Justice S.N. Saxena, sought payment of the balance of their leave‑encashment amount or permission to deposit it in the Treasury after retirement. The Union of India refused, relying on the "one‑time settlement" concept in Rule 208 of the All India Services …
The case examined whether a sitting High Court judge appointed as President of a State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission could continue to function as a judge. A group of advocates challenged the appointment, arguing it created a master‑servant relationship and threatened judicial independence, …
The appellant filed an election petition on July 1, 1996, the first day after the Punjab and Haryana High Court resumed from its summer vacation, although the 45‑day limitation period had expired during the vacation. The High Court, relying on a November 27, 1995 notification that the court was not …
Justice S.S. Dewan, former Chief Justice of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, retired on 31‑12‑1989 and elected pension under Part III of Schedule I of the High Court Judges (Conditions of Service) Act, 1954, governed by the Punjab Superior Judicial Service Rules, 1963. On 20‑Feb‑1990 Rule 16 of …
Pratibha Banerjee, a retired Judge of the Calcutta High Court, was appointed Vice‑Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) and continued to draw her High Court pension. Upon retiring from the CAT, she claimed that her pension should be fixed under Part I of the First Schedule of the …
The respondent, a retired High Court judge, had served only 5 years 10 months and 17 days and was receiving a pension of Rs.8,400 per annum under Part I of the First Schedule of the High Court Judges (Conditions of Service) Act, 1954. He sought a higher pension by claiming that an additional 1 month …
M.L. Jain, a former High Court Judge, had his pension fixed at Rs 21,500 per annum in 1985, later increased to Rs 46,100 per annum after amendments to the High Court Judges (Conditions of Service) Act, 1954. He challenged the ceiling of Rs 8,000 on the special additional pension imposed by clause …
M.L. Jain, a retired Judge of the Delhi High Court, challenged the pension fixed by the Pay & Accounts Officer at Rs.26,000 per annum, contending that amendments to the High Court Judges (Conditions of Service) Act in 1986 and 1988 and related Office Memoranda entitled him to a higher pension. The …
M.L. Jain, a retired judge of the Rajasthan High Court, challenged the calculation of his pension under the High Court Judges (Conditions of Service) Act, 1954. The Ministry of Law had issued a circular stating that a judge's service as a High Court Judge should be counted towards his parent service …
Retired Chief Justice Shiv Dayal Shrivastava filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking the cash equivalent of his unutilised earned leave. The Supreme Court had earlier held in Union of India v. Gurnam Singh that judges are entitled to such payment under Rule 20B of the All India Services …
Gauram Singh, a retiring Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, claimed the cash equivalent of his unutilised earned leave salary. The Government rejected the claim, but the Punjab and Haryana High Court ordered payment under Rule 20‑B of the All India Services (Leave) Rules, 1955, read with …
V.B. Raju, an Indian Civil Service officer who later became a High Court Judge, filed a petition seeking two separate pensions—one for his service as an I.C.S. officer and another for his tenure as a judge—under the High Court Judges (Conditions of Service) Act, 1954. The issues centered on the …
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