Authority: Gauhati High Court (High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh)
Order Date: 14.10.2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Tinkhandala and six others, and Selthangi and nine others, residents of Aizawl, seeking continuation of monthly pension under the Mizoram Khadi & Village Industries Board Employees (Pension) Regulation, 2002.
- Respondents: Mizoram Khadi and Village Industries Board (MKVIB) and its Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and the Commissioner & Secretary, Commerce and Industries Department, Government of Mizoram.
- The petitioners relied on a prior judgment dated 06.10.2023 (WP(C) Nos. 10 & 11/2022) which affirmed their vested right to pension and held that the 2019 amendment regulations could not be applied retrospectively.
- The State Government, through letters G/940/2026 (dated 07.09.2026) and 5‑Appn/New Head (1‑19)/2025‑26/166 (dated 07.10.2026), proposed and obtained approval for new heads of account under Major Head 2071 – “Pension & Other Retirement Benefits” to facilitate payment of the petitioners’ pensions.
- The letters were admitted as Annexure‑X and Annexure‑Y to the record.
Final Outcome
- The Court held that, in view of the approved new heads of account, the two writ petitions may be closed.
- The petitioners were directed to first file a representation to the State respondents seeking arrear pension as per the 2002 Regulations.
- The State respondents must dispose of any such representation within a reasonable time, preferably within two months of receipt, and attach a certified copy of this order.
- Accordingly, the writ petitions were disposed of.
Topics: Pension, State Board, Legal Order