https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=768326 The bipartite settlement, as amended, and the pension regulations had to be read together so that removal from service with preserved terminal benefits did not, by itself, defeat pension eligibility. Regulation 22(1) on forfeiture of past service applied to dismissal, removal or termination, but the governing scheme, construed in light of the earlier binding interpretation, allowed superannuation benefits where the employee remained otherwise eligible. The unchallenged appellate order substituting dismissal with removal from service and expressly retaining terminal benefits had attained finality, and the employee was therefore entitled to pensionary benefits under that final order and the applicable rules. en-us Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 05 Apr 2025 08:23:34 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=768326 The bipartite settlement, as amended, and the pension regulations had to be read together so that removal from service with preserved terminal benefits did not, by itself, defeat pension eligibility. Regulation 22(1) on forfeiture of past service applied to dismissal, removal or termination, but the governing scheme, construed in light of the earlier binding interpretation, allowed superannuation benefits where the employee remained otherwise eligible. The unchallenged appellate order substituting dismissal with removal from service and expressly retaining terminal benefits had attained finality, and the employee was therefore entitled to pensionary benefits under that final order and the applicable rules. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=768326