Mr Sudhakaran’s query:
Mr. Mahadevan says 'pension is 50% of the
average emoluments drawn by employee during the last 10 months while in
service. Then where is the question of updation?
My answer:
Yes, that is the Basic Pension fixed on retirement. The
pension so fixed has to continue till the date of next wage revision
after which revision has to take place with upgradation as per the
principle laid down in the D S Nakra case by the Supreme Court .
The formula for initial fixation of pension on
retirement need not be an obstacle for upgradation.Are not salaries
revised even though appointment letters mention the scale of pay at the time of
recruitment? The pension fixation formula does not have to make the
pension static forever.
Greetings.
C H Mahadevan