State Of Bihar vs S.A. Hassan And Anr

The case concerns whether employees of a private medical college are entitled to pensionary benefits for the period of service rendered prior to the college being taken over by the State Government under the Bihar Private Medical Colleges (Taking Over) Act, 1977. The respondents sought to include their initial private service period in the calculation of their retirement benefits. The court examined the statutory provisions of the Act and the nature of the takeover to determine the continuity of service for pension purposes.