D.Sigamoni vs The Secretary to Government, Transport Department, Fort St.George, Chennai

Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: No Appearance
For the Respondents:Mr.G.Prasanna, Government Advocate

Table of Content
1. writ petitions filed by retired employees regarding pension calculation. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)
2. petitioners claim training period should count for pension. (Para 5 , 7 , 8)
3. respondent argues training period not eligible for pension. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13)
4. court considers previous rulings on pension eligibility. (Para 14 , 15)
5. court reviews employee and beneficiary definitions in pension rules. (Para 16 , 17 , 18)
6. employment definitions differ in various labor laws. (Para 19 , 20 , 21)
7. court examines definitions relevant for pension calculations. (Para 22 , 23 , 24 , 25)
8. court analyzes eligibility service and pensionable service rules. (Para 26 , 27 , 28)
9. clarification on contributory vs non-contributory service. (Para 29 , 30 , 31 , 32)
10. pensionable service tied to contributions made. (Para 33 , 34 , 35)
11. court's decision on remitting case for fresh order on contributions. (Para 36 , 37 , 38)
12. court's final directive on remittance and fresh consideration. (Para 39 , 41)

COMMON ORDER

Today, these Writ Petitions were taken up for consideration. There is no representation on behalf of the Petitioners.

2. Since the Petitioners herein are senior cit