UNION OF INDIA . vs R.A.K. NAIR . — T.P.(C) No. 170 - 200/2004

Case Summary: T.P.(C) No. 170-200/2004 The Union of India sought transfer of multiple writ petitions pending across various High Courts (Kerala, Madras, Karnataka, Punjab, Delhi, Allahabad, and others) involving retired armed forces officers' pension disputes. Rather than transferring cases to itself, the Supreme Court remanded all matters back to respective High Courts with directions to decide them in light of principles established in Col. B.J. Akkara's case or K.C. Bajaj's case. The Court left all contentions open and disposed of the transfer petitions accordingly on April 22, 2014. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.