Supreme Court judgments on Pension and pensionary benefits

86 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. A judgment is listed here when its headnote names this subject: the Supreme Court Reports' own headnote (naming the subject), or an AI-written headnote that was reviewed and approved. A mention in the full text alone does not count.

Chhaganbhai Kohyabhai Pateliya and Others vs The State of Gujarat and Others

SC · 6 October 2026

[2026] 10 S.C.R. 295 : 2026 INSC 1088

Issue arose whether the appellants-daily-wage skilled workers could be denied the benefit of increment when they were treated as permanent employees for the purpose of payscale and allowances, pension, retirement benefit…

Punjab School Education Board and Another vs Satnam Singh and Others

SC · 8 September 2026

[2026] 9 S.C.R. 549 : 2026 INSC 965

Issue arose as regards the entitlement of the respondentemployees of the appellant-Punjab School Education Board, to have their pre-regularization service counted as qualifying service for pension, and to thus, be govern…

Shirish Pandharinath Patil vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

SC · 3 September 2026

[2026] 9 S.C.R. 428 : 2026 INSC 949

Whether the order passed by the Scrutiny Committee, insofar as it invalidates the claim of the appellant of belonging to the “Tokre Koli” Scheduled Tribe, and the impugned judgment passed by the High Court affirming the…

Bhikhani Devi and Etc. vs Union of India and Others

SC · 1 June 2026

[2026] 7 S.C.R. 142 : 2026 INSC 612

Whether temporary status casual labourer, in the absence of a formal order of regularisation, would be entitled to pensionary benefits on superannuation or not.

Sukhendu Bhattacharjee and Others vs The State of Assam and Others

SC · 21 May 2026

[2026] 6 S.C.R. 539 : 2026 INSC 523

Whether the appellants can be denied the benefit of regularization solely on the ground that they were not appointed against sanctioned posts and that the decision in Umadevi case prohibits such regularization.

K.G. Seshadri vs The Trustees of State Bank of India and Another

SC · 8 April 2026

[2026] 4 S.C.R. 433 : 2026 INSC 333

Whether the appellant is entitled for pensionary benefits keeping in view the State Bank of India Employees’ Pension Fund Rules, 1955.

Virinder Pal Singh vs Punjab and Sind Bank & Ors.

SC · 19 March 2026

[2026] 4 S.C.R. 249 : 2026 INSC 266

(i) Whether post-retirement of the appellant, punishment of reduction of three stages in the scale of pay, as imposed by the respondent, was permissible under the extant Service Regulations, or action under the Pension R…

Ashok Kumar Dabas (Dead Through Legal Heirs) vs Delhi Transport Corporation

SC · 9 December 2025

[2025] 12 S.C.R. 548 : 2025 INSC 1404

The High Court has upheld the orders passed by the Tribunal by which the claim of the predecessors-in-interest of the appellant, for release of the pensionary benefits of the deceased employee, was declined.

The General Manager (P) Canara Bank vs Ganganarasimhaiah

SC · 9 September 2025

[2025] 9 S.C.R. 703 : 2025 INSC 1088

Issue arose whether the Division Bench of the High Court was justified in affirming the award passed by the Industrial Tribunal by setting aside the punishment of compulsory retirement imposed upon the respondent-workman…

Mala Devi vs Union of India & Ors.

SC · 16 July 2025

[2025] 8 S.C.R. 221 : 2025 INSC 855

Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the Appellant is entitled to family pension of her late husband, and whether a denial of such relief was justified.

The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. vs Niru @ Niharika & Ors.

SC · 14 July 2025

[2025] 7 S.C.R. 474 : 2025 INSC 822

Whether any interference is required in the multiplier adopted by the Tribunal and affirmed by the High Court; Whether the 9% interest rate granted by the Tribunal is perfectly in order.

The Reserve Bank of India vs M.T. Mani and Another

SC · 23 May 2025

[2025] 5 S.C.R. 1128 : 2025 INSC 769

RBI issued Administration Circular No.1 on 14.09.2020 opening a last option for the serving and retiring employees to switch over to pension scheme from CPF scheme. Whether the fixing of the cut off date i.e. 01.07.2020…

S.D. Jayaprakash and Ors. Etc. vs The Union of India & Ors.

SC · 29 April 2025

[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1976 : 2025 INSC 594

Whether the contractual service rendered prior to the appellants’ regularisation in 2015 ought to be counted towards the payment of their pensionary benefits in accordance with r.17, Central Civil Services (Pension) Rule…

Satish Chander Sharma & Ors. vs State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.

SC · 16 April 2025

[2025] 5 S.C.R. 217 : 2025 INSC 491

Issue arose as to whether the decision in State of H.P. v. Rajesh Chander Sood, upholding the cut-off date of 02.12.2004, is per incuriam; whether the aforesaid decision is binding on the petitioners; whether a writ peti…

Jaya Bhattacharya vs The State of West Bengal & Ors.

SC · 25 February 2025

[2025] 2 S.C.R. 1325 : 2025 INSC 270

Matter pertains to the entitlement of the appellant to pensionary benefits, when her unauthorised absence for twenty years was treated as extraordinary leave and her service was regularised.

State of Odisha & Ors. vs Sudhansu Sekhar Jena

SC · 21 February 2025

[2025] 2 S.C.R. 1295 : 2025 INSC 259

Issue arose as regards the computation of pensionary benefits of Job contract employees, only such period of their service as ‘Job Contractors’ to be counted for pensionary benefits as was sufficient to entitle them for…

Canara Bank vs Ajithkumar G.K.

SC · 11 February 2025

[2025] 2 S.C.R. 963 : 2025 INSC 184

Father of the respondent passed away while in service of the appellant. A scheme for appointment on compassionate ground, formulated by the appellant and contained in Circular No. 154/93 dated 8th May, 1993, was in force…

Basudev Dutta vs The State of West Bengal & Ors.

SC · 5 December 2024

[2024] 12 S.C.R. 418 : 2024 INSC 940

Issue arose as regards the correctness of the termination order of the appellant-employee after rendering 26 years of service, based on the police verification report that he was considered ‘unsuitable’ for employment to…

Nutan Bharti Gram Vidyapith vs Government of Gujarat and Anr.

SC · 2 December 2024

[2024] 12 S.C.R. 366 : 2024 INSC 935

Issue arose as regards the liability of the appellant-private college covered under the grant-in-aid scheme of the State Government, to pay retiral benefits to the respondent-employee.

Rajkaran Singh & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.

SC · 22 August 2024

[2024] 8 S.C.R. 516 : 2024 INSC 621

Whether the appellants despite being classified as temporary employees of a scheme managed by contributory pooling of funds, can claim entitlement to pensionary benefits in accordance with the 6th Central Pay Commission…

Wg Cdr A U Tayyaba (retd) & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.

SC · 15 April 2024

[2024] 4 S.C.R. 518 : 2024 INSC 311

Matter pertains to clarification of the order passed by this Court as regards grant of pensionary benefits to the women Short Service Commissioned Officers in Armed Forces.

Vinod Kanjibhai Bhagora vs State of Gujarat & Anr.

SC · 2 February 2024

[2024] 2 S.C.R. 155 : 2024 INSC 100

Whether the Appellant’s subsequent employment with the State Government could be construed to mean that the Appellant had been ‘absorbed’ by the State Government, such that the Appellants’ prior service with the Central…

All India Judges Association vs Union of India & Ors

SC · 4 January 2024

[2024] 1 S.C.R. 327 : 2024 INSC 26

Allowances granted to judicial officers and retired judicial officers by the Second National Judicial Pay Commission (SNJPC).

Case Details Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty & Anr. vs Union of India

SC · 17 October 2023

[2023] 16 S.C.R. 1209 : 2023 INSC 920

The issues were primarily two-fold: (a) the status of the right to marry for LGBTQ+ couples and (b) depending upon the answer to the first, the remedy that must ensue.

L.R. Patil vs Gulbarga University, Gulbarga

SC · 4 September 2023

[2023] 12 S.C.R. 104 : 2023 INSC 796

Whether the order passed by the RespondentUniversity pursuant to r.252(b), Karnataka Civil Service Rules, relieving the appellant to accept another appointment ought to be treated as an order accepting resignation; and f…

Case Details Smt. Shiramabai W/O Pundalik Bhave and Others vs The Captain, Record Officer for O.I.C. Records, Sena Corps Abhilekh, Gaya, Bihar State and Anr.

SC · 18 August 2023

[2023] 11 S.C.R. 130 : 2023 INSC 744

11 S.C.R. 130 : 2023 INSC 744 SUPREME SMT. SHIRAMABAI W/O PUNDALIK BHAVE AND OTHERS v. THE CAPTAIN, RECORD OFFICER FOR O.I.C. RECORDS, SENA CORPS ABHILEKH, GAYA, BIHAR STATE AND ANR. (Civil Appeal No. 5262 of 2023) AUGUS…

All India Judges Association vs Union of India & Ors.

SC · 19 May 2023

[2023] 7 S.C.R. 26 : 2023 INSC 564

ALL INDIA JUDGES ASSOCIATION v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. (Writ Petition (Civil) No. 643/2015) MAY 19, 2023 [DR. DHANANJAYA Y CHANDRACHUD, CJI, V. RAMASUBRAMANIAN AND PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA, JJ.] Judiciary – District Ju…

State of Rajasthan & Ors. vs Dr. Hamir Singh Chouhan (Dead) by Lrs & Ors.

SC · 28 April 2023

[2023] 4 S.C.R. 118 : 2023 INSC 449

Rajasthan Service Rules, 1951 – r.18 – Termination of lien – Respondents were initially appointed in the Animal Husbandry Department of the State of Rajasthan – Subsequently, all of them applied for appointment in the Ra…

Uday Pratap Thakur and Anr. vs The State of Bihar and Ors.

SC · 28 April 2023

[2023] 4 S.C.R. 530 : 2023 INSC 461

Service Law : Work Charged Establishment Revised Service Conditions (Repealing) Rules, 2013 : r. 5(v) – Pensionary benefits – Computation of, of work charged employees, whose services were subsequently regularized – Coun…

R Sundaram vs The Tamil Nadu State Level Scrutiny Committee & Ors.

SC · 17 March 2023

[2023] 2 S.C.R. 1037 : 2023 INSC 249

Service Law – Scheduled Tribe – Community Certificate – Validity – Post Retirement Benefit – Effect – Appellant was appointed as clerk-cum-shroff in the respondent bank on the basis of the community certificate – The app…

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