Rajasthan HC Suggests Constitution Of Expert Panel To Examine Retired Govt Employees Grievance On Restoration Of Full Pension Under Rules

The Rajasthan High Court has suggested to the State to set up an expert committee to examine grievances raised by retired government employees claiming that the 14-year period after which full pension is to be restored under the Rajasthan Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules was leading to financial loss and needs reworking.

The petitioners claimed that full pension is restored after a period of 14 years in case of commutation of pension under the scheme of the Rules. The period of restoration of the pension, according to the petitioners, is such that it results in financial loss and according to the petitioners, the restoration period is required to be reworked in the light of the recommendations made by Fifth Pay Commission and the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of “Common Cause”, A Registered Society & Ors. Vs. Union of India (1987). 

A division bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Bhuwan Goyal in its order said, "Taking into consideration the nature of exercise required to be undertaken which involves financial implications also, the State may constitute a Committee of Experts which shall examine the grievance of the pensioners-petitioners. The Committee may submit its recommendations to the State and it will be open for the State to take such decision as it considers appropriate in the matters". 

The bench further opined that the committee shall aim at submitting its recommendations to the State within 6 months, since the petitioners were retired employees.

The State argued that this was essentially a matter of policy decision and that if any representations were made by the petitioners, the State would examine the same.

Following which the court suggested that the State can constitute a committee to look into the petitioners grievances. 

Accordingly, the petitions were disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to file fresh petitions if their grievances remained un-redressed.

Case Title: Rajasthan Sevanivrat Police Kalyan Sansthan v State of Rajasthan & Ors.

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 108

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