STATE OF RAJASTHAN . vs KEDAR NATH . — C.A. No. 3310/2014

Summary of C.A. No. 003310/2014 (State of Rajasthan v. Kedar Nath) The Supreme Court dismissed the State's appeals challenging the High Court's ruling that employees of the Rajasthan Agriculture Marketing Board were entitled to pension for service rendered since their initial appointments, even before contributing to provident/pension funds. The Court held that Rule 10(2) of the Pension Rules—denying pension to non-contributors—violated constitutional equality provisions and that service conditions were protected under absorption bylaws. The appellants were directed to pay ₹5,000 costs to each respondent. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.