Case Name : DS Nakara and Others vs Union of India
Case Reference: (1983) 2 SCR 165 : (1983) 1 SCC 305
Neutral Citation: 1982 INSC 103
Case Number: WP 5939/1980
Court: Supreme Court
Bench: 05
Coram: Chief Justice YV Chandrachud, VD Tulzapurkar, DA Desai (Author), O Chinnappa Reddy, Baharul Islam
Date: 17.12.1982
Over-classification impermissible; date of retirement is a not a valid form for classification, otherwise people who retire at the end of every month would form a separate class. Doctrine of severability
Burden to justify legislative or ad
Pension is a payment for past service rendered. Pension is not a bounty. Pension is not a matter of grace. pension defined; meaning of pension (Paras 27, 31)
Emphasis on precedent is a roadblock towards socio-economic justice (Para 41)
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See also: Constitution - Article 13
PDF: DS Nakara vs UoI, (1983) 2 SCR 165.pdf
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