Jc-116244 Ex-Subedar Joginder Singh vs Union Of India And Ors.

The Supreme Court held that under Section 52(a) of the Army Act, 1950, an individual dismissed from service is ineligible for pension or gratuity as per Regulation 113(a) of the Pension Regulations for the Army, 1961. The Court reaffirmed that the President has discretionary power to grant pension in exceptional cases, but this does not apply to the appellant who was dismissed for theft. The appeal was dismissed, upholding the High Court's decision rejecting the appellant's claim for pension.