MOTIA DEVI . vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, FARIDABAD — C.A. No. 7893/2002

Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Motia Devi's appeal on March 31, 2004. The appellants sought pensionary benefits as the widow and children of K.L. Gulati, a Municipal Corporation employee who retired in 1984 and died in 1992. The Court upheld the High Court's decision, holding that the pension scheme notification dated March 5, 1993 (effective April 16, 1992) applied only to employees working on that date, and Gulati had already retired in 1984. The Court also rejected reliance on the 1975 Punjab Civil Service Rules, which excluded municipalities from pension schemes. No costs awarded. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.