GHANSHYAM DASS RELHAN vs STATE OF HARYANA .

The Supreme Court held that the petitioner, who resigned from public service to join a bank, was not entitled to pension under Rule 5.2(a) of the Punjab Civil Services Rules due to insufficient qualifying service of 30 years. The Court emphasized that the interpretation of pension rules should be liberal in favor of the employee, but clarified that Rule 4.19(a) applies to cases involving misconduct or anti-national activities, which did not pertain to the petitioner. The Court ultimately upheld the High Court's dismissal of the writ petition, affirming the decision that the petitioner was not eligible for pension.