Right to pension

Pension is not a matter of bounty, charity, or benevolence, it is a right protected under Articles 9 and 14 of the Constitution and inseparably linked with the right to life, dignity and livelihood, for without sustenance in old age, these rights ring hollow

It should be taken more seriously for those public servants for whom it is a crystallized return on years of faithful service, a form of deferred wages earned through the sweat, labour, and loyalty of an employee

It embodies the principle that those who serve must not be cast aside in their twilight years

To deny or withhold pension is to strip a person of the security they have justly earned, leaving them exposed to indignity, vulnerability, and want

Therefore this right must be protected in the shape of the grant of pension that is not only adequate but also predictable

Moreover, an element of respect and empathy is to be maintained while granting pension which would be inconsonance with the values that our Constitution espouses with dignity as the highest constitutional value

The law itself stands as ashield to protect the rights of such employees, ensuring that long earned entitlements are not eroded by institutional caprice

To trifle with pension is, therefore, to trifle with constitutional justice itself.

Pension is not a matter of bounty, charity, or benevolence, it is a right protected under Articles 9 and 14 of the Constitution and inseparably linked with the right to life, dignity and livelihood, for without sustenance in old age, these rights ring hollow

It should be taken more seriously for those public servants for whom it is a crystallized return on years of faithful service, a form of deferred wages earned through the sweat, labour, and loyalty of an employee

It embodies the principle that those who serve must not be cast aside in their twilight years

To deny or withhold pension is to strip a person of the security they have justly earned, leaving them exposed to indignity, vulnerability, and want

Therefore this right must be protected in the shape of the grant of pension that is not only adequate but also predictable

Moreover, an element of respect and empathy is to be maintained while granting pension which would be inconsonance with the values that our Constitution espouses with dignity as the highest constitutional value

The law itself stands as ashield to protect the rights of such employees, ensuring that long earned entitlements are not eroded by institutional caprice

To trifle with pension is, therefore, to trifle with constitutional justice itself.

Pension is a right which the Government servants or employees in different positions and different capacities earn in terms of the relevant statutory provisions applicable to their case, mostly depending upon their length of service; and, in any case it is not a State bounty which could be awarded as a favour to any individual outside the scope of the applicable statute

Pension is integral to a retired employee's sustenance and dignity, and denial thereof amounts to infringement of the right to life under Article 9 of the Constitution.

Pension was not a bounty from the State/employer to the servant/employee, but it was fashioned on the premise and the resolution that the employee served his employer in the days of his ability and capacity and during the former's debility, the latter compensated him for the services so rendered

Right to pension had to be earned and for the accomplishment thereof, the condition of length of service was most relevant and purposive.