New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- The Supreme Court has held that deducting the pension earned from previous government service from the salary of a post-retirement appointment does not violate the principle of equal pay for equal work.

A bench of Justices S V N Bhatti and N V Anjaria clarified that such a deduction does not mean the pension is withdrawn but only temporarily withheld for the duration of the new appointment, Deccan Herald reported.

Allowing appeals filed by the Uttarakhand government, the apex court set aside the High Court's April 15, 2010 judgement, which had declared Regulation 7(2) of the Uttarakhand Public Service Commission (Conditions of Service) Regulations, 2024, ultra vires Articles 14 and 39(d) of the Constitution.

In its...