B.L. Arora vs Chairman And Managing ...

The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a writ petition challenging the exclusion of military service from pension computation under Regulation 24 of the Syndicate Bank (Employees) Pension Regulations, 1995. The Court clarified that while military service is considered for seniority and pay fixation, it does not qualify for pension benefits as per the explicit terms of Regulation 24. The Court found no merit in the appellant's claim, affirming the High Court's decision that military service cannot be counted towards qualifying service for pension purposes.