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.

• Section Pension

Pension as right; classification of pensioners must be reasonable.

• Citation: (1983) 1 SCC 305
• Court: Supreme Court of India
• Date: 1983-12-17
• Outcome: allowed
• Reporter / Cause-list: (1983) 1 SCC 305

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