M.Sugadha Kumar vs The State Of Kerala on 22 September, 2025
11. In Ext.P4 order, the Tribunal found that the
Government has fixed the date as 01.04.2013 for introduction of
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National Pension Scheme after elaborate discussions. As held by
the Apex Court in the judgment in State of West Bengal v.
Ratan Behari Dey [(1993) 4 SCC 62] as well as the judgment
in Mohammad Ali Imam v. State of Bihar [(2020) 5 SCC
62] where the aforesaid judgment has been relied on, the
conditions of service are subject to changes and even the
employees who entered service cannot claim those service
conditions without any alteration. Even after the appointment it
is up to the Government to alter the service conditions including
those relating to pension and pensionary benefits, on valid
reasons. The petitioner-applicant got appointment as Municipal
Secretary Gr.III, pursuant to his inclusion in Annexure A2 ranked
list, only on 09.05.2017. His entry into service is much after
01.04.2013, the date on which National Pension Scheme was
introduced.