SNDT Univ told to pay pension in 3 months

Observing that university functioning cannot be at the cost of the employees' welfare, the Bombay High Court has directed the Shreemati Thackersey (SNDT) University to pay the retirement benefits to employees as per the 7th Pay Commission within three months, in three instalments.

- URVI MAHAJANI

Nathibai Damodar The court also took exception to the university's stand that it would generate sufficient corpus by June 2025 after which it would start paying these employees, who were non-teaching staff.

"When 7th pay commission was made applicable, the university ought to have started on the path of securing funds and creating of corpus. It is not to be created and efforts are not to be made, only after a petition is filed in this court," a bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and Milind Sathaye said.

The bench remarked that when it had asked the university to submit a time limit, the university, in its affidavit did not state efforts made by it to raise the funds.