HC: How did 2 cops who retired on same day get unequal pension?

 HC: How did 2 cops who retired on same day get unequal pension?

08.10.2026

Ashutosh.Shukla@timesofindia.com 

Bhopal/Jabalpur: The MP high court on Tuesday sought affidavits from director general of police (DGP) of Madhya Pradesh and district pension officer at Sagar on how two police head constables who retired on the same day in 2017 have a three-fold difference in their monthly pension amount. The bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal asked the two officials to present their respective affidavits by October 30 or personally appear in the court on the next hearing of the case on November 4. 

Retired police head constable from Sagar Gopal Krishna Gupta in his petition said that he retired from the job on June 30, 2017. On the same day, head constable Rajendra Prasad Mishra also retired. His monthly pension was fixed at Rs 7,805 as against Mishra’s pension of Rs 23, 350. There is a difference of Rs 15, 545 in their monthly pension. 

Describing this difference in pension as violative of the principle of natural justice and fundamental right of equality, the petitioner said that he filed rejoinder before the higher officials of police but was not heeded to, thus making him to move court. Following initial hearing, the court sought an affidavit from DGP and pension officer Sagar on the matter explaining how there could be such a huge difference in their pension despite retiring from the same post on the same day