State Of Punjab & Ors vs Sanghu Singh & Ors

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the State of Punjab, setting aside the High Court's order directing the re-computation of pensionary benefits for the respondents. The Court found that the case was covered by its previous judgments in State of Punjab Vs. Dev Dutt Kaushal and State of Punjab Vs. Harnam Singh, which established that services rendered prior to 1.10.1957 should not be considered for pension calculations. The writ petition was dismissed, but it was clarified that no recovery would be made if benefits had already been paid to the respondents.