Sanchari Devi & Ors vs Ara Municipal Corporation & Ors

The Supreme Court held that the Bihar Municipal Officers and Servants Pension Rules, 1987, apply to all permanent employees of Municipalities, including those who retired before the rules were formally adopted. The Court found that the entitlement to pension under the Rules is not contingent upon the exercise of an option for pension as stipulated in Rule 4, thereby establishing that the petitioners, Ramashish Prasad and Vishwanath Ram, are entitled to pension benefits despite not exercising the option. The Court reversed the High Court's decision and granted the pension benefits to the appellants.