Calcutta High Court has firmly stated that pension is a legal entitlement, not charity, rebuking Hooghly Chinsurah municipality for delaying pension payments to 148 retired Group D workers, citing technological issues. The court emphasized that delaying pension, earned through years of service, causes undue hardship and violates principles of equity and justice.
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