https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314028 Only leave during service for which leave salary is payable counts as qualifying service for pension under the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972, and the plain language of the Rules leaves no room for a contrary interpretation. Administrative instructions, service-book notes, supplementary rules, and interruption-related provisions cannot override the statutory scheme where there is no forfeiture of past service. A voluntary retirement scheme or later pension arrangement does not enlarge pension entitlement beyond the Pension Rules. On that basis, the period of leave without salary was correctly excluded from qualifying service and pension on the claimed basis was not available. en-us Tue, 26 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 28 May 2024 11:10:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314028 Only leave during service for which leave salary is payable counts as qualifying service for pension under the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972, and the plain language of the Rules leaves no room for a contrary interpretation. Administrative instructions, service-book notes, supplementary rules, and interruption-related provisions cannot override the statutory scheme where there is no forfeiture of past service. A voluntary retirement scheme or later pension arrangement does not enlarge pension entitlement beyond the Pension Rules. On that basis, the period of leave without salary was correctly excluded from qualifying service and pension on the claimed basis was not available. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 26 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314028