UNION OF INDIA vs K. KRISHNAN PILLAI .

The Supreme Court set aside the Kerala High Court's order dated 17.1.2002 in Civil Appeal No. 6589-6598 of 2002, referencing the precedent established in Union of India vs. R.Swaminathan (1997) 7 SCC 690. The Court held that the Tribunal's order dated 29.10.1993 remains final due to a prior dismissal of a special leave petition, but allowed the appellant to file a review petition before the Tribunal, mandating it to consider the new judgment from the three-judge bench. The Tribunal is instructed to decide the review petition within three months of its filing.