D.S. Nakara v. Union of India (Supreme Court of India, 1983-12-17) (1983) 1 SCC 305 is a ruling on the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section Pension. Pension is deferred salary, not bounty. Pension is a continuous right earned by past service, not a discretionary bounty of the State.
Pension is deferred salary, not bounty.
Pension is a continuous right earned by past service, not a discretionary bounty of the State. Any classification distinguishing earlier and later retirees that disadvantages the former must be reasonable and bear a nexus to the object sought.
Pension as right; classification of pensioners must be reasonable.