The Supreme Court has taken an important decision in the interest of lakhs of employees and pensioners. Under this, they will get the benefit of pension. Along with this, the service rendered during the contract will also be counted in the pension and the pensioners will be given its benefit. Supreme Court has ordered to give benefits to the petitioner within 4 months.
Supreme Court order For Contract Employees: The Supreme Court has given an important decision for the pensioners of the employees. Under this, the Supreme Court has now approved the decision of the High Court to count contract services in pension. The benefit of which will be given to the contractual employees. The service rendered in the contract will be counted for pension. After this decision of the Supreme Court, pensioners including lakhs of employees will get its benefit.
What is the order of the Supreme Court on the services of contractual employees
The Supreme Court has ordered the Himachal government to give benefits in 4 months. While hearing the matter, it was said that the decision to count the contract services for pension is absolutely correct. With this decision of the Supreme Court, hundreds of employees will get the benefit of pension. With this decision, the contractual service will also be counted for pension. Those whose total regular service was less for minimum pension, now they will also get the benefit of increased pension. A bench of Supreme Court Justices Ravindra Bhatt and Arvind Kumar dismissed the state government’s appeal.
How will contract employees get relief in pension rules
The Supreme Court after hearing has ordered that option should be taken from all those employees who were on contract before the year 2003 and after 2003 they have been given the benefit of regularization. Immediately after that their pension should be fixed and the whole process should be completed in 4 months.
Himachal High Court’s order on pension rules
In fact, on December 26, 2019, the High Court’s senior judge Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Barowalia’s bench gave the decision to add contract service to pension in the petition of Ayurvedic doctor’s widow Sheela Devi. In the judgment by the High Court, it was said that in the hey days of life, the State Government has benefited from the service given on contract basis on low wages. In such a situation, not counting the service rendered during this period for pension shows the unfair business practice of the state government.
The High Court has found it justified to count the services rendered by the petitioner’s husband on contract basis for pension. Orders have also been issued for this. In such a situation, the contract service was to be counted for pension.
Know what was the matter on Himachal contract service pension fixation
It may be informed that in the year 2009, the employees appointed on contract basis on the post of Ayurveda medicine were regularised. The petitioner’s husband died on 23 January 2011. An application for pension was made before the State Government on behalf of the petitioner. The application was rejected by the state government, arguing that contract service cannot be counted for pension. With the approval of the Supreme Court on the order of the High Court, pensioners including the petitioner and other employees will get the benefit of pension.
