Indian court says pension is fundamental right

May 16, 2006

THE ALLAHABAD High Court on Monday ruled that receiving pension isthe fundamental right of an employee and his family. The court made itclear that the pension is not a bounty.

Taking serious note ofdenial of pension, on one pretext or another, to a widow for the pastten years, the court directed the secretary, Urban Development of UP,to conduct an inquiry into the matter and fix personal responsibilityupon the person or the officer due to whose lapse, the amount was notpaid to the petitioner.

This order was passed by Justice ShishirKumar on a writ petition filed by Bina Srivastava whose husband haddied in 1996, during his service in UP Jal Nigam.