Supreme Court of India · 1990-07-13
KRISHENA KUMAR AND ANR. ETC. ETC. vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1986/69675
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- KRISHENA KUMAR AND ANR. ETC. ETC.
- Respondent
- UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.
- Author
- MUKHARJI, SABYASACHI (),RAY, B.C. ,KANIA, M.H.,SAIKIA, K.N. ,AGRAWAL, S.C.
- Bench
- MUKHARJI, SABYASACHI (CJ),RAY, B.C. ,KANIA, M.H.,SAIKIA, K.N. ,AGRAWAL, S.C.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the notifications issued by the Railways providing options to certain Provident Fund retirees to switch to the Pension Scheme were not discriminatory under Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court distinguished the case from D.S. Nakara v. Union of India, asserting that the cut-off dates had a rational nexus with the objectives of the notifications. The petitioners' claims for equal treatment were dismissed, affirming that the doctrine of precedent does not bind the Court to broader propositions not essential to the original decision.