ups_00053 — Applicant who had served for more than 10 years in Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam, submitted his voluntary resignation in 1995 while working on Highly Skilled, Grade-II due to arthritis problem. Tribunal took note of the Apex Court Judgment in the case of Asger Ibrahim Amin v. Life Insurance Corporation of India, Civil Appeal No. 10251 of 2014. The judgment, in that case is reproduced. As per that judgment, Applicant who had completed his service of 14 years, 3 months and 22 days is entitled for
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Applicant who had served for more than 10 years in Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam, submitted his voluntary resignation in 1995 while working on Highly Skilled, Grade-II due to arthritis problem. Tribunal took note of the Apex Court Judgment in the case of Asger Ibrahim Amin v. Life Insurance Corporation of India, Civil Appeal No. 10251 of 2014. The judgment, in that case is reproduced. As per that judgment, Applicant who had completed his service of 14 years, 3 months and 22 days is entitled for pension as he had completed as per CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 the minimum eligibility period of 10 years for grant of pension — The chunk is a part of a judgment by the Tribunal in favor of an applicant who resigned from his service due to health issues, but had served for more than 10 years. The Tribunal found that the Apex ... — Facts : Applicant who joined Naval Dockyard at Vizag, in Naval Dockyard Apprentice School on 7th March, 1977 and after completion of his training, he was posted as Highly Skilled, Grade-II on 28-6-1979, and promoted as Highly Skilled Grade-I on 1-10-1993. Since he was suffering from Arthritis problem, he resigned voluntarily in 1995. His first O.A. No. 180/215/2017 was disposed of granting liberty to the Applicant to file a representation to the authorities to accept his resignation and relieve him from service with financial benefits due to him as he had completed 10 years of service. His representation to the authorities was rejected by order, dated 4-12-2017. Aggrieved by that rejection, he filed this OA for relieving him accepting his voluntary resignation and grant him the pension as per rule as he had completed more than 10 years of service. The case was heard. Learned Counsel for the Applicant relied on the decision of Apex Court in Asger Ibrahim Amin v Life Insurance Corporation of India in Civil Appeal No. 10251 of 2014. The question is, whether the Applicant is entitled to claim pension even though he resigned from service of his own volition ℃ Has Apex Court passed the order on 12-10-2015. The answer of the Apex Court is reproduced in the judgment fully. In the above judgment, the Apex Court categorically laid down that one should not be deprived of the pensionary benefits because of resignation of the employee concerned. The Tribunal held: