STATE OF PUNJAB vs D.S. AHLUWALIA — C.A. No. 1130/2000

The Supreme Court allowed the State of Punjab's appeal and set aside the High Court's judgment, holding that ex-employees who retired before March 31, 1985 are not entitled to pension benefits under the July 9, 1985 notification, as such benefits only apply to employees retiring after that date. The Court ruled that employees retiring on different dates fall under different pensionary rules and cannot be equated, emphasizing that granting additional benefits has financial implications and the specific effective date cannot be deemed arbitrary. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.