benefit of the workman under any law for the time being in force; (c) any gratuity payable on the termination of his service;] (s) [ "workman ... subject to the Air Force Act, 1950 ( 45 of 1950 ), or the Army Act, 1950 ( 46 of 1950 ), or the Navy
include (a) any member of the Indian naval, military or air forces; or (b) any person so employed whose wages (excluding remuneration for overtime work
air transport service other than such service belonging to, or exclusively employed in the military, naval or air forces of the Union or the Civil
Forces" means the regular Army, Navy and Air Force or any part of any one or more of them; (xii) "junior commissioned officer" means ... according to the usages of the service and includes naval or air force custody; (xiv) "military reward" includes any gratuity or annuity for long service
petitions are
NCOs/PsBOR who joined the respondents Indian Air Force (IAF) as
Airmen/Corporal.
3. It is apposite to preface this judgment with ... Air
India but was denied pro rata pension; (viii) the respondents contested the
petition relying upon Regulation 121 of the Air Force Pension Regulations
prescribing
AIR 2081 1981 SCR (1) 929
1980 SCC (4) 306
ACT:
Special Family Pension granted under rule 74 of the
Pension Regulations for Air Force ... could be
disposed of by testamentary disposition-Pension Regulations
for the Air Force Rules 74, and 79.
HEADNOTE:
Dismissing the special leave petition, the Court
this Act other than an officer; (ix) “air officer” means any officer of the Air Force above the rank of group captain; (x) “air signal ... time being in force; (xiv) “Chief of the Air Staff” means the officer commanding the Air Force; (xv) “commanding officer” used in relation
during which the owner of the ship is, under any law in force for the time being relating to merchant shipping, liable to defray ... Indian Seamen, etc.) Scheme, 1941, made under the Pensions (Navy, Army, Air Force and Mercantile Marine
which reads thus:
“Naval, military and Air Forces; any other armed forces of the
Union.”
The Air Force Act 1950 imposes restrictions on the fundamental ... reorganizatio
n
(ii) Unsuitable Air Officer I/c ………
for retention Administratio
in the Air n
Force
(h) All other Do
classes of
discharge
Persons
Respondents 1 to 10 were commissioned into Indian Air Force (IAF for short) during 1963 to 1967. By the year 1987, they ... approval for premature retirement of the respondents from the Indian Air Force in public interest with effect from 18.5.1987. The respondents accordingly left
