New Delhi, March 24 -- The Supreme Court on Monday took a dim view of the Punjab government's inaction in being able to implement a 1996 pension benefit scheme in Punjab.

A bench of a Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan stated that the Court on its own will grant monetary benefits to the beneficiaries if the State fails to implement the scheme.

The Court noted that the Punjab government, despite having assured on various occasions, has failed to act in this regard.

Justice Oka also expressed displeasure over the manner in which the State governments have treated the Courts with regard to not having complied with its directions.

"State must answer this. We can't brush aside how Courts are treated by the State governments. We will re...