State Of Punjab & Ors vs Harbhajan Singh & Anr

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to grant pension benefits to the respondent, a retired Naib Subedar, by recognizing his military service as qualifying for civil pension under the Punjab Government National Emergency Rules, 1965. The Court emphasized that the service rendered in the army should be counted towards civil service pension eligibility, as established in the precedent of Dev Dutt, ASI vs. State of Punjab & Ors. The appeal by the State of Punjab was dismissed, affirming the High Court's directive to recompute the respondent's pension.