A.A. Calton vs The Director Of Education & Another on 25 March, 1983
In the present matter, since the petitioner had made the
application on 7.8.2008 and as per the parameters prescribed under
Rules, he has been found to be eligible for extending such benefit of
Samman Nidhi and there is no iota of doubt that such entitlement would
be from 01.04.2008 inasmuch as the date of the amendment is
prospective in the light of law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court
in the cases of P. Mahendran & Ors. vs. State of Karnataka (supra)
and A.A. Calton vs. the Director of Education (supra), and that
amendment will be applicable only to those persons who had applied
for claim of such Samman Nidhi after 4.1.2012 .