JUDGMENT HANSARIA, J.- Leave granted. Heard counsel on both sides. The short but important question which needs to be decided in these appeals is regarding the extent of entitlement of "pre-1-9-1986 pensioners" in the State of Rajasthan under Government Order of even number dated 2-12-1989. 2. To decide the aforesaid question we need first to note the Government Order of 20-10-1987 on the subject of grant of minimum pension and family pension to pre-1-9-1986 State Governments pensioners. This order states that the pension admissible to the just-mentioned class of pensioners "taken together" would not be less than Rs 300 per month. This amount has been said in the order to include original pension plus "temporary increases in pension" and "increases in pension". Then came the order of 2-12-1989 on the subject of grant of additional relief to the aforesaid class of pensioners. It states, inter alia, that the additional relief shall be admissible to the pre-1-9-1986 pensioners at such rate which would depend upon the date of their retirement. The amount of additional relief varies from Rs 50 to Rs 175. May we state that in the present appeals we are not concerned about the reasonableness of the classification based on the dates of retirement. All that we have been called upon to decide is whether in case of those pre-1-9-1986 pensioners, who were to receive as per the order of 20-10-1987 minimum of Rs 300, a further sum of Rs 75 visualised by the second order has to be paid in all cases. 3. The view taken by the High Court of Rajasthan in the impugned judgment is that all the above pensioners would also be entitled to additional relief. The State has preferred these appeals by special leave. 4. The learned State counsel has put on record, along with his written submission, not only the relevant orders issued from time to time by the State Government, but calculation charts also in the annexures. Annexure A deals with those pre-1-9-1986 pensioners who retired prior to 1-9-1976. Of these retirees, the consolidated pension of the first four categories, even after including additional relief of 15% which was granted by the order of 2-12-1989 varies from Rs 254 to Rs 286.50. The pension admissible to them by virtue of the Government Order of 20-10-1987 would, however, be Rs 300. Of these retirees, the consolidated pension of the first four categories, even after including additional relief of 15% which was granted by the order of 2-12-1989 varies from Rs 254 to Rs 286.50. The pension admissible to them by virtue of the Government Order of 20-10-1987 would, however, be Rs 300. If these retirees have to be given a further sum of Rs 75 as is the contention on behalf of the respondents, the amount of consolidated pension they would get would exceed that which other categories of such retirees would get, inasmuch as the consolidated pension of the latter category varies from Rs 301.50 to Rs 1040. It is apparent that such a consequence was not desired by the order of 2-12-1989, nor can such a consequence be allowed to happen. 5. We, therefore, hold that the additional relief visualised by the Government Order of 2-12-1989 would not be available to those pre-1-9-1986 pensioners whose consolidated pension is below Rs 300, beyond that reflected in Annexure A, or for that in Annexure B. To put the matter beyond doubt, we observe that the first four categories of government employees, about whom mention has been made in Annexure A and the first five mentioned in Annexure B would not receive, even by the force of the Government Order of 2-12-1989, anything beyond Rs 300. 6. The view taken by the High Court is modified as stated above and the appeals stand allowed accordingly. In the facts and circumstances of the case, we make no order as to costs. For Citation: 1995 Supp(2) SCC 599