STATE OF RAJASTHAN vs RAMKARAN CHOUDHARY . — C.A. No. 3308/2014

Case Summary: C.A. No. 003308/2014 Outcome: The Supreme Court dismissed the State of Rajasthan's appeal, upholding the High Court's decision that employees are entitled to pension for service rendered in the Agriculture Department. The Court held that Rule 10(2) of the Pension Rules, insofar as it denied pension to those without provident fund contributions, was unconstitutional and violated Articles 14 and 16. The Court directed that pension and gratuity be calculated from employees' dates of first appointment in the State Agriculture Department. Costs: The appellant was directed to pay ₹5,000 as costs to each respondent, as the Court found the litigation to be unnecessary. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.