Badri Narayan Nandwana S/O Late Shri Hanumat Prasad Ji Nandwana v. State of Rajasthan
Case brief
What is this about?
Rule 29; Rajasthan Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1996; restoration of full pension after commutation of pension; 14 years; Fifth Pay Commission recommendations; "Common Cause", A Registered Society & Ors. v. Union of India (1987) 1 SCC 142; Shila Devi v. State of Punjab (High Court of Punjab and Haryana, CWP No. 9426/2023, 27.11.2024); policy matter; Committee of Experts; pensioners-petitioners; retired employees; representations; disposed with liberty to revive/file fresh petition; D.B. Civil Writ Petitions 17484/2024, 16874/2024, 11229/2024, 18294/2024; Rajasthan High Court Jaipur; Manindra Mohan Shrivastava (CJ); Bhuwan Goyal (J); order dated 05/03/2025.
What did the court decide?
With the consent of parties, the writ petitions were disposed of without adjudication of the substantive grievance: the State may constitute a Committee of Experts to examine the pensioners-petitioners' grievance and submit recommendations within six months, the State remaining free to take such decision as it considers appropriate; liberty reserved to the petitioners to file a fresh petition if the grievance is not redressed.