In Brief
Karan Singh sought pension benefits from Delhi Transport Corporation after voluntarily retiring under the 1993 VRS scheme. The key issue was whether his total service qualified him for the minimum 10-year requirement for pension eligibility. The Court upheld the High Court's dismissal, holding that Singh's qualifying service (including a 2-month training period but excluding 98 days of leave without pay) totaled only 9 years 4 months and 6 days—falling short by about 8 months. The Court applied statutory pension rules strictly: leave periods with salary count; unpaid leave does not. Since Singh did not meet the 10-year threshold, he was not entitled to pension.
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