STATE OF HARYANA vs D.L. UPPAL

The Supreme Court reversed the Punjab & Haryana High Court's order directing the payment of gratuity and pension to the respondent, holding that the State could not determine the pension until the scale of pay was fixed. The Court emphasized that the computation of pension is contingent upon the determination of the respondent's pay scale, which is pending. The appellants were directed to compute the pension based on the undisputed scale of pay and release the gratuity within specified timelines, thereby establishing that pension fixation must await resolution of pay scale disputes.