SAINIK SCHOOL, KERALA vs K.VASUDEVAN . — C.A. No. 6684/2001

Case Summary: Sainik School, Kerala v. K. Vasudevan Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed Sainik School's appeal and set aside the High Court's direction requiring the school to pay enhanced pension based on the employee's 11.5 years of prior service under the State Government. The Court held that the respondent's appointment at Sainik School was a fresh appointment with no relationship to his earlier State Government service, and the school cannot be compelled to credit pre-employment service for pension purposes without the State Government's undertaking to that effect. Key Finding: The respondent resigned from State service and accepted fresh employment at Sainik School; the school had already paid pension for 25 years of service rendered under it, which was appropriate given the appointment terms. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.