In Brief
The appellant worked in the Telecom Department (Central Government) from 1974–84, then joined a State-owned PSU (SILK) for non-pensionable service until 1987, and finally worked in the Technical Education Department (State Government) until retirement in 2006. He sought pension credit for both Central and State service by condoning the PSU period as a break. The High Court rejected his claim; the Kerala Administrative Tribunal had allowed it, citing a 2014 Government Order authorizing such condonation. The Supreme Court upheld the Tribunal, holding that the State Government could validly condone the non-pensionable break to reckon both pensionable service blocks, and the 2014 Order applied to his pending claim despite his prior retirement.
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