All Pensioners Form a Single Class, Cut-Off Date-Based Classification for Revised Pension Benefits Is Arbitrary & Violative of Article 14: Chhattisgarh High Court

In a significant ruling, the Chhattisgarh High Court bench, led by Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey, has struck down the pension classification that differentiated between government employees who retired before and after 01.01.2006, deeming it arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India. The case was brought forward by the Chhattisgarh Shaskiya Mahavidyalayin Pensioners Sangh, representing pensioners from government colleges in the state. Background of the Case: The…