A.N. SACHDEVA (DEAD) BY LRS. vs MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY,ROHTAK &ANR

The Supreme Court held that the services rendered by employees in Punjab University and Kurukshetra University qualify for pension benefits under the pension scheme of Maharshi Dayanand University as per the Haryana Government's memorandum dated 24.12.2001. The Court emphasized that the services should be counted as qualifying service for pension, rejecting the respondents' contention that only service in M.D. University should be considered. The judgment clarified that the pension scheme applies to those who retired before the cutoff date of 7.1.2002, thereby allowing the appellants to include their previous service for pension calculations.