SECRETARY (ESTT) RLY. BOARD vs D. FRANCIS PAUL

The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of Rule 2423-A of the Railway Establishment Manual II concerning the addition of qualifying service for pension computation. The Court held that the amendment to the rule, which added a proviso requiring specific provisions in recruitment rules, is prospective and does not apply to the petitioners who were appointed before the amendment. Consequently, the Court upheld the Tribunal's decision allowing the petitioners' claims for additional qualifying service for pension purposes, affirming their entitlement under the pre-amendment rule.