KRISHI UPAJ MANDI SAMITI, KOTA vs ATRIVEER SINGH PATHAK . — C.A. No. 3292/2014

Case Summary: C.A. No. 003292/2014 Outcome: The Supreme Court dismissed all consolidated appeals filed by the Agriculture Marketing Directorate, Jaipur. The Court upheld the High Court's ruling that employees absorbed from the State Agriculture Department into the Marketing Board were entitled to pension counting service from their original appointment dates, striking down Rule 10(2) of the Pension Rules as unconstitutional. The Court directed appellants to pay ₹5,000 costs to each respondent. Key Finding: Employees' service conditions were protected under bye-laws; hence they could claim pension benefits for the entire period of continuous service, regardless of when provident fund contributions began. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.