The Supreme Court of India has ruled that employees whose date of retirement is extended to the afternoon of the last day of the month in which they attain the age of superannuation are considered to be “in service” on that day. Consequently, they are entitled to pay revision benefits applicable to employees in service on that specific date.

The judgment was delivered by a Bench comprising Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice K. Vinod Chandran in the case of Mukut Das v. The Assam Power Generation Corporation Ltd. & Ors. (Civil Appeal No. 14559 of 2025). The Court set aside the decision of the Division Bench of the High Court and restored the order of the learned Single Judge, allowing the appeals.

Background of the Case

The controversy centered on whether the appellants, who

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