In Brief
A retired school lecturer challenged the fixation of his pension by the Accountant General after an earlier High Court judgment had corrected an initial erroneous calculation. The Supreme Court upheld the revised pension of Rs. 19,334/- per month in the revised pay scale. The Court clarified that when calculating average emoluments for pension, the 10-month period specified in the rules does not extend backward arbitrarily, and periods when an employee was on leave without allowances are valued at the last pay drawn, as per applicable circulars. The Accountant General had correctly followed the mandatory circular dated 19.4.2012. The appeal was dismissed.
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