73-year-old wins retirement benefits after 24-year legal battle with National Insurance

A 73-year-old National Insurance Company employee has secured retirement benefits after a 24-year legal battle. The court modified his removal from service to compulsory retirement and directed the insurer to release his pension, gratuity, provident fund, and other retirement benefits. The employee, who had served for 24 years, was initially removed from service in 2002 due to irregularities in insurance claim processing.

He was later acquitted of criminal charges in 2009. The court described this as a "classic case" of a person at a "crossroads," considering the time served and the time spent out of service. The acquittal of the criminal charges was deemed significant, as the departmental appellate authority failed to adequately consider this factor when reconsidering his case.