UNION OF INDIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY Vs. R.SETHUMADHAVAN
LAWS(SC)-2018-3-30
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Decided on March 22,2018

Union Of India Southern Railway Appellant
VERSUS
R.Sethumadhavan Respondents

JUDGEMENT

MADAN B.LOKUR,J. - (1.) Leave granted.
(2.) More than 140 years ago, it was said by the Privy Council: "These proceedings certainly illustrate what was said by Mr. Doyne, and what has been often stated before, that the difficulties of a litigant in India begin when he has obtained a Decree."1 A somewhat similar fate seems to await government servants - on getting retired, they have to struggle for the due pension. This is a classic case of a railway employee who retired as a Train Examiner on 31 st March, 1991 General Manager of the Raj Durbhunga, under the Court of Wards v. Maharajah Coomar Ramaput Sing, (1871-2) Vol. XIV Moo, I.A.605 and his pension woes are being decided after 27 years and unfortunately not in his favour.
(3.) We recommend to the Department of Personnel and Training of the Government of India to try and make life after retirement easier for a government servant by having appropriate legislation enacted by Parliament or applicable Pension Rules rather than a khichdi of Instructions, Office Memoranda, Clarifications, Corrigenda and so on and so forth.;


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