Smt Anjana Sharma and Ors. v. Moti Lal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
In this civil misc. appeal, the Delhi High Court recalculated the respondent's pension by reducing the reserved amount due to exceeding the 16% statutory limit on future retirement benefits, while upholding the declaratory relief regarding future prospects as symbolic.
What did the court decide?
Revised pension awarded at Rs. 7,15,096 instead of Rs. 3,90,068; other losses and future prospects award of Rs. 1,60,032 retained as symbolic.
What the court decided
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S.B. Civil Misc. Appeal No. 1205/2005
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S.B. Civil Misc Appeal No. 1205 / 2005
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Versus
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Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the High Court's reservation of 17% of pension exceeded the statutory limit of 16% calculated from remaining service.
Whether the period of service accrued during non-working hours could be considered for calculating future pension prospects.
Whether the award of future pension prospects was procedural and symbolic given the respondent was not seeking further relief.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Smt Anjana Sharma & Ors
- respondent
Moti Lal & Ors
Coram
Smt. Anjana Sharma
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Rajasthan HC
- Decided on
- · September
- Registered
- Case no.
- CMA/1205/2005
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