PEPSU ROAD TRANSPORT CORP., PATIALA vs MANGAL SINGH .

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision allowing the reinstatement of the respondent, Mangal Singh, and granting him the option to exercise his choice for the Pension Scheme under the Pepsu Road Transport Corporation Employees Pension/Gratuity and General Provident Fund Regulations, 1992. The Court clarified that Regulation 4 does not exclude employees reinstated by court orders from opting for the Pension Scheme, thus ensuring their entitlement to pensionary benefits. The appeal by the Corporation was dismissed, affirming the High Court's directive for timely payment of pension benefits.