Central Government employee cannot claim pension after quit from job when VRS is denied-SC

Central Government Employee Pension After Resignation Rules: As per the Central Civil Service rules, an employee cannot claim pension after resigning from job. The apex court set aside previous verdict of the High Court, saying '' resignation and voluntary retirement services [VRS] and render the operation of Rule 26 nugatory. Such an approach cannot be adopted''. The top court's judgement also clarified the distinction between resignation and voluntary retirement. When the employee has resigned, there stands no question of whether he has in fact 'voluntarily retired' or resigned', it observed.