It was on 17th December, 1982 the Supreme Court delivered the landmark judgement on D.S. Nakera’s case declaring that pension is no charity but a right of the employee. The judgement is considered as the ‘magnacarta’ of the pensioners and the day is being observed as the “National Pensioners Day”. All the AIBDPA units are directed to observe the Day, as for as possible, jointly with other pensioners organizations, as this time the observance has more relevance in the wake of the enactment of PFRDA Bill by the Parliament
