DKSHIN HARYANA BIJLI VITRAN NIGAM vs BACHAN SINGH

The Supreme Court ruled that the service rendered by the respondent as a work-charge employee from 16.5.1963 to 13.10.1981 must be considered for calculating pensionary benefits, as per the Haryana State Electricity Board's instructions dated 6.8.1993. The Court emphasized that the denial of such benefits solely based on the regularization date was unjust, and the respondent's option to count work-charge service towards pension should be honored. The Court held that the appellants must compute the pension considering the entire service period, including work-charge tenure, thus allowing the respondent to receive the rightful pension benefits.