Union Of India (Uoi) vs S.R. Dhingra And Ors.

The Supreme Court addressed the validity of amendments to Rule 2544(g) of the Indian Railway Establishment Code concerning the computation of pension for railway running staff. The Court upheld the decision of the Central Administrative Tribunal that the amendment, which reduced the maximum running allowance for pension computation, could not be applied retrospectively. The Court reaffirmed its previous ruling in Chairman, Railways Board v. C.R. Rangadhamaiah, thereby ensuring that the pension of running staff who retired prior to 1986 would be recalculated based on the earlier provisions, thus protecting their entitlements under Article 309 of the Constitution.