Srinagar, May 21 -- Disposing of a bunch of petitions filed by former employees of the Corporation, who retired around 14-15 years ago, or their predecessors-in-interest, a bench of Justice M. A. Chowdhary observed that the petitioners are raising a just and reasonable issue for consideration, and that the authorities, in principle, "also appear to be in such agreement."

"However, the only difficulty, as would appear from the rival contentions, is that the Government is unable to meet the financial implications involved in extending the benefit of pension and other allied service benefits to the petitioners," the court said, "In such a situation the Court, while taking note of the fact that the right to salary is a fundamental right, get...