Supreme Court of India
N.N. Godfred & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
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In view of the aforesaid facts and legal position, Submarine Pay was includible in “pay”, for the purposes of computing the Service Pen- sion of the appellants.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
Service Law – Naval Service – Service Pension if includes Submarine Pay – Appellants enrolled in the Indian Navy as Sailors and subsequently joined its Submarine Arm – Appellants aggrieved with the refusal of the respondents to take Submarine Pay into account while calculating pension payable to them – Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) held that submarine pay/allowance cannot be counted for the purpose of determining pension – On appeal, held: Concept of Submarine Pay was introduced by Union of India vide Letter dated May 31, 1967 – It was granted to Officers and Sailors who were qualified to serve…
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