D.S. NAKARA vs UNION OF INDIA

The Supreme Court ruled that the classification of pensioners based on the date of retirement, as established by the Government's memoranda, violates Article 14 of the Constitution of India due to its arbitrary nature. The Court held that all pensioners form a single class and should be treated uniformly, thereby invalidating the differential treatment that denied benefits to those who retired before the specified date. The Court emphasized that pension is a right and a social welfare measure, and the liberalization in computation of pension must apply equally to all pensioners.