V. Latha vs Chief Manager, Pension Department, Mumbai

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2025 Supreme(Mad) 4145

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Honourable Mr Justice J.SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD
V. Latha – Appellant
Versus
Chief Manager, Pension Department, Mumbai – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellants : Raja Shama Gayathri, V. Raja Saravanan
For the Respondent: V. Perumal

Table of Content
1. the eligibility for pension requires adherence to specific qualifications and timelines outlined in pension schemes. (Para 1)
2. (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 8 , 10 , 12 , 14 , 15 , 17 , 18 , 19)
3. court observes that the petitioner did not meet the qualifying service requirement for the pension. (Para 7 , 9 , 11 , 13)
4. the amendment's applicability is scrutinized, reinforcing the need for compliance with set rules. (Para 16)

ORDER :

1. The present writ petition has been filed challenging the impugned order passed by the first respondent dated 04.10.2019 and quash the same and consequential direction to the respondents to accept the Form-II submitted to the respondents vide application dated 21.08.2019 under the General Insurance (Employees') Pension Scheme, 1995 and to grant pensionary benefits to the petitioner.

2. The brief facts of the case are as follows:-

The case of the petitioner is that she is an ex-employee of the respondents' company and she had opted the Special Voluntary Retirement Scheme offered by the respondents' company and voluntarily retired from the service of the respondents' company on 12.03.2004 and the petitioner had completed 19 years 7 months