Union Of India (Uoi) And Anr. vs Punjab Singh And Anr.

The Supreme Court held that the respondent's civil suit challenging the adjustment of pension payments was barred by time under Section 3 of the Limitation Act, 1963, as the cause of action arose on 24.9.1980, and the suit was filed over 16 years later. The Court emphasized that the respondent was only entitled to pension under the new Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, 1980, which superseded the earlier scheme. The Court reversed the lower courts' decrees, stating that the trial court was obligated to dismiss the suit due to the expiration of the limitation period.