JASWANT SINGH & ANR vs THE STATE OF PUNJAB

The Supreme Court directed that employees who became blind while in service and were removed from their positions must be offered alternative employment or, if unavailable, compensated based on their years of service. The Court emphasized the need for a scheme to provide relief to such incapacitated workers, referencing its earlier decision in Anand Bihari vs. Rajasthan S.R.T.C. [(1991) 1 SCC 731]. The holding mandates that the Corporation must ensure that affected employees receive their retirement benefits along with additional compensatory amounts calculated according to their service duration.