SANCHARI DEVI vs ARA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION

The Supreme Court held that the Bihar Municipal Officers and Servants Pension Rules, 1987, apply to all permanent employees of the Municipalities and Notified Area Committees in Bihar, and that the entitlement to pension under these Rules is contingent upon the exercise of an option as specified in Rule 4. The Court upheld the High Court's decision that Ramashish Prasad and Vishwanath Ram were not entitled to pension benefits as they failed to exercise their option within the stipulated time. Consequently, the appeals were dismissed, affirming the lower court's ruling.