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2023 Supreme(Del) 4432
IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
Suresh Kumar Kait, Tushar Rao Gedela, JJ.
Rajesh Kumar Panday & Ors. – Appellants
Versus
Union of India & Anr. – Respondents
W.P.(C) 6036 of 2023 & CM APPL. 23647 of 2023
Decided On : 09-05-2023
Important Points
Subject
Civil Law - Pension Law
Headnote
Old Pension Scheme - CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 - The court allowed the exemption subject to all just exceptions and disposed of the application. The petition seeking directions to extend the benefits of the Old Pension Scheme to CRPF petitioners was disposed of as the issue had already been decided by the Central Government and the court in a previous case.
Fact of the Case:
The petition was filed seeking directions to extend the benefits of the Old Pension Scheme to CRPF petitioners.
Finding of the Court:
The court found that the issue had already been decided by the Central Government and the court in a previous case, therefore nothing survived in the present petition.
Issues: The main issue was the extension of the benefits of the Old Pension Scheme to CRPF petitioners.
Ratio Decidendi: The court's decision was influenced by the fact that the issue had already been decided by the Central Government and the court in a previous case.
Final Decision: The petition as well as the pending application were disposed of.
Mr.Jaydip Pati & Mr.Dev Bharti, Advocates, for the Petitioner.
Mr.Ashok Kr. Kashyap, SPC with Mr.Yash Tandon, Mr.Kabir Kr. Hazarika, Mr.Abhay Singh & Mr.Anshul Bhaduriya, Advocates, for the Respondent.
JUDGMENT (Oral)
CM APPL.23647/2023 (exemption)
1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
2. The application is accordingly disposed of.
W.P.(C) 6036/2023
3. Present petition has been filed seeking directions to the respondents to extend the benefits of Old Pension Scheme under CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 to the petitioners who have been selected and presently serving CRPF on various posts in various places of the country.
4. Recently, the Central Government has issued office memorandum dated 03.03.2023 and by the said OM, issue of the petitioner has already been decided.
5. In addition to above, this Court has already decided the matter in the case of "Pawan Kumar & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors." on 11.01.2023 in W.P.(C) 12712/2021 and batch matters. Thus, nothing survives in the present petition.
6. Petition as well as pending application stand disposed of.
