UNION OF INDIA . vs VIJAY PAL SINGH — C.A. No. 5724/2006

Summary: Union of India v. Vijay Pal Singh, CA 5724/2006 On May 18, 2010, the Supreme Court disposed of the appeal while permitting respondent Vijay Pal Singh to rejoin CRPF service after passing matriculation examination from the National Institute of Open Schooling. However, Singh forfeited all back pay and allowances from 2005 onwards under the "no work, no pay" principle, with service continuity maintained. The related appeals (CA 2369/2007 and CA 2417/2008) were similarly disposed ex-parte with identical terms requiring other respondents to produce matriculation certificates before rejoining. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.