BOARD OF APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING (SR) AND ANR. vs M.ANBUMANI . AND ORS. — C.A. No. 2776/2009

Case Summary: Board of Apprenticeship Training (SR) v. M. Anbumani (C.A. 2776/2009) The Supreme Court disposed of the appeal on August 9, 2017, upholding the High Court's decision to grant pension benefits to Respondent No.1 despite his failure to formally opt for pension within the prescribed timeframe. Although acknowledging that pension is ordinarily unavailable without timely opt-in, the Court invoked Article 142 of the Constitution to exercise discretionary jurisdiction based on the case's peculiar circumstances. The judgment was marked non-reportable and explicitly stated it shall not constitute legal precedent for any other case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.