Judgment R.V. RAVEENDRAN, J. - These appeals by special leave are filed against the judgment dated 10 - 7 - 1997 in Writ Appeal No. 804 of 1992 and the order f: dated 10 - 11 - 1997 in Review Petition No. 299 of 1997 passed by a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court. 2. The appellant entered the Kerala Higher Judicial Service as a directly recruited District and Sessions Judge and was later elevated as a Judge of the Kerala High Court in the year 1972. He retired on 31 - 7 - 1980 with 23 years of pensionable service which included 8 years of service as a Judge of the High Court. At the time of his retirement, the appellant was in receipt of a total emolument of Rs 4237 comprising basic pay of Rs 3500, dearness allowance of Rs 437 and special allowance of Rs 300. 3. The pension payable to the High Court Judges is governed by Chapter III of the High Court Judges (Conditions of Service) Act, 1954 (for short "the Act"). Clause (b) of sub - section (1) of Section 15 provides that every Judge who was not a member of the Indian Civil Service but has held any other pensionable post under the Union or a State, shall, on his retirement, be paid a pension in accordance with the scale and provisions in Part III of the First Schedule. The proviso thereto and sub - section (2) require such Judge to exercise certain options. The appellant was governed by Part III of the First Schedule to the Act as he did not opt for pension under Part I of that Schedule. Part III of the First Schedule is extracted below: "1. The provisions of this Part apply to a Judge who has held any pensionable post under the Union or a State (but is not a member of the Indian Civil Service) and who has not elected to receive the pension payable under Part I. 2. Part III of the First Schedule is extracted below: "1. The provisions of this Part apply to a Judge who has held any pensionable post under the Union or a State (but is not a member of the Indian Civil Service) and who has not elected to receive the pension payable under Part I. 2. The pension payable to such a Judge shall be - (a) the pension to which he is entitled under the ordinary rules of his service if he had not been appointed a Judge, his service as a Judge being treated as service therein for the purpose of calculating that pension; and (b) a special additional pension of Rs 1600 per annum in respect of each completed year of service for pension but in no case such additional pension together with the additional or special pension, if any, to which he is entitled under the ordinary rules of his service, shall exceed Rs 8000 per annum: Provided that the pension under clause (a) and the additional pension under clause (b) together shall in no case exceed Rs 54,000 per annum in the case of a Chief Justice and Rs 48,000 per annum in the case of any other Judge." [Note. - The special additional pension was Rs 700 per annum and the ceiling was Rs 3500 per annum under clause (b) and these were substituted as Rs 1600 and Rs 8000 respectively with effect from 1 - 11 - 1986.] The pension payable to the appellant was fixed at Rs 17,300 per annum (comprised of Rs 13,800 as ordinary pension and Rs 3500 as special additional pension). 4. The Government of India vide official memorandum dated 16 - 4 - 1987 rationalised the pension structure of the employees who retired prior to 1 - 1 - 1986. Clause 4.1 thereof provided for additional relief for existing pensioners. Clause 5 provided for calculation of pension at 50% of average emoluments in the case of pensioners whose pension was calculated under the slab formula. Clause 6.1 related to consolidation of pension and provided that the pension of existing pensioners will be consolidated with effect from 1 - 1 - 1986 by adding together (a) the existing pension, (b) the existing dearness relief, and (c) the additional benefits accruing from paras 4 and 5 of the said OM dated 16 - 4 - 1987. Clause 6.1 related to consolidation of pension and provided that the pension of existing pensioners will be consolidated with effect from 1 - 1 - 1986 by adding together (a) the existing pension, (b) the existing dearness relief, and (c) the additional benefits accruing from paras 4 and 5 of the said OM dated 16 - 4 - 1987. The said OM was not applicable to retired High Court Judges whose pension was governed by separate rules/orders and stated that necessary orders will be issued in their cases by the respective authorities. 5. By circular dated 18 - 12 - 1987, the Government of India notified the Accountant Generals of all States that the ordinary pension admissible to High Court Judges under para 2(a) of Part III of the First Schedule to the High Court Judges (Conditions of Service) Act, 1954 may be revised with effect from 1 - 1 - 1986 as in the case of the employees of the Central Government. It permitted the respective State Governments to either adopt a the said OM or issue independent orders on similar lines, subject to the maximum stipulated in Schedule III to the Act. By order dated 19 - 10 - 1989, the Government of Kerala directed that the pension of the Judges of the High Court, who have been promoted from the State Higher Judicial Service and falling under Part III of the First Schedule to the Act, shall be revised with effect from 1 - 1 - 1986 in accordance with the rates referred to in the OM dated b 16 - 4 - 1987 issued by the Government of India. 6. By communication dated 26 - 10 - 1989, the office of the Accountant General, Kerala, informed the Central Government (with copy endorsed to the appellant) that the pension of the appellant who had opted for Part III of the First Schedule to the Act, was revised and consolidated from 1 - 1 - 1986 and 1 - 11 - 1986 as follows: (a) Pension (including additional pension) Rs 32,720 p.a. from 1 - 1 - 1986 (b) Pension (including additional pension) from 1 - 11 - 1986 Rs 37,220 p.a. 7. The annexure to the said letter showed the calculation of pension as follows, by treating the "emolument" reckoned for pension as Rs 3500 per d month and qualifying service as 23 years: Existing ordinary pension Rs 1150 p.m. Revised ordinary pension (as per 50% formula) 3500/2 x23/30= Rs 1342 p.m. Increase due to revision Rs 192 p.m. or Rs 2304 p.a. "Consolidation of pension as per OM dated 16 - 4 - 1987 Amount per annum 1. Existing ordinary pension (1150 x 12) Rs13,800 2.Part - consolidated ordinary pension as per para 6.1 of OM dated 16 - 4 - 1987. Additional relief as per para 6.1(A) in case of pre - 31 - 3 - 1985 retirees (vide column 2 of ready reckoner): (2243 x 12) Rs26,916 3.Increase due to recalculation at 50% of pay Rs 2304 4.Total consolidated ordinary pension from 1 - 1 - 1986 (2 + 3) Rs29,220 5.Additional pension admissible from 1 - 1 - 1986 [under para 2(b) of Schedule III to the Act] Rs 3500 6.Total pension admissible from 1 - 1 - 1986 (4 + 5) Rs32,720 7.Additional pension admissible from 1 - 11 - 1986 [under para 2(b) of Schedule III to the Act] Rs 8000 8.Total pension admissible from 1 - 11 - 1986 (4 + 7) Rs37,220 8. The appellant challenged the said fixation of pension in OP No. 203 of 1990. According to him the ordinary pension ought to have been calculated, by taking the emoluments drawn at the time of retirement (Rs 4237 per month) instead of Rs 3500. He also contended that the additional pension under para 2(b) of Part III of the First Schedule to the Act should be without reference to any ceiling. A learned Single Judge allowed the said petition by order dated 12 - 3 - 1992. He held that the appellant was entitled to a pension of Rs 35,100 per annum (that is Rs 2925 x 12) from 1 - 1 - 1986 and Rs 47,900 per annum (that is Rs 35,100 + Rs 12,800) from 1 - 11 - 1986. 9. The Union of India challenged the said order of the learned Single Judge in WA No. 804 of 1992. The said appeal was allowed by the judgment dated 10 - 7 - 1997. 9. The Union of India challenged the said order of the learned Single Judge in WA No. 804 of 1992. The said appeal was allowed by the judgment dated 10 - 7 - 1997. The Division Bench set aside the order of the learned Single Judge and affirmed the pension as fixed under communication dated 26 - 10 - 1989 (extracted in para 6 above). The Division Bench purported to follow the decisions of this Court in M.L. Jain (I) v. Union of India I and M.L. Jain (II) v. Union of India2. It, however, observed that if any excess payment had been made to the appellant on account of any wrong calculation, such excess need not be refunded by the appellant. A review petition filed by the appellant was rejected by the Division Bench by order dated 10 - 11 - 1997. 10. The said judgment of the Division Bench and the rejection of the review petition, are challenged in these appeals by special leave. The appellant placed reliance on Rule 62 of Part III of the Kerala Service Rules, in support of his contention that average emolument of the appellant had to be taken as Rs 4237 instead of Rs 3500 per month for calculating the ordinary pension. In support of the contention that the special additional pension should be calculated without any ceiling, reliance was placed on M.L. Jain (III) v. Union of India3. 11. This Court, by judgment dated 16 - 4 - 2004, N.D.? Namboodripad v. Union of India4, held that having regard to Rule 62, "emolument" for calculating pension, would include dearness allowance and other special allowances. This Court further held that the ordinary pension of the appellant should be calculated by taking Rs 4237 as the monthly emolument instead of Rs 3500. This Court also held that the special additional pension should be calculated under para 2(b) of Part III of the First Schedule to the Act without any ceiling, in view of the decision in M.L. Jain (III). The respondents were directed to recalculate the pension within three months and pay the arrears to the appellant. 12. Aggrieved by the first part of the judgment relating to calculation of ordinary pension based on the interpretation of Rule 62, the State of Kerala filed review petitions in RPs (C) Nos. 1482 - 83 of 2004. The respondents were directed to recalculate the pension within three months and pay the arrears to the appellant. 12. Aggrieved by the first part of the judgment relating to calculation of ordinary pension based on the interpretation of Rule 62, the State of Kerala filed review petitions in RPs (C) Nos. 1482 - 83 of 2004. The review petitions were allowed by order dated 1 - 4 - 2005, the judgment dated 16 - 4 - 2004 in Namboodripad4 was recalled and the civil appeals were restored for fresh hearing. We have heard the learned counsel on both issues. Re: Ordinary pension 13. The State Government contended that the term "emolument" (for ascertaining the "average emolument" which is the basis for determination of ordinary pension) used in Rule 62 of Part III of the Kerala Services Rules, included only basic pay and dearness pay, if any, and did not include dearness allowance or any other allowances. It is further contended that as the appellant was not receiving any dearness pay, his last - drawn basic pay of Rs 3500 per month alone constituted the "emolument" for calculating the pension of the appellant. 14. On the other hand, it is contended on behalf of the appellant that the word "includes" in Rule 62 is not equivalent to "means" or "only includes". According to the appellant, the word "includes" when used in the definition of a word or phrase in a statute, enlarges the meaning of the word or phrase and such words or phrase must be construed as comprehending not only such things as they signify according to their natural meaning, but also those things which the interpretation or definition clause declares that they shall include (vide Regional Director, ESI Corpn. v. High Land Coffee Works5). The appellant contends that "emolument" in its natural and ordinary sense, refers to the pay and all allowances; and the inclusive definition in Rule 62 is intended to further expand it by specifically including "dearness pay". It is submitted that what is already included in the general meaning of the word "emolument", that is dearness allowance and special allowances in addition to basic pay, could not be excluded because of the addition of some other item like "dearness pay". The appellant, therefore, contends that "emolument" for purpose of pension, consists of basic pay, dearness allowance, other allowances and dearness pay. 15. The appellant, therefore, contends that "emolument" for purpose of pension, consists of basic pay, dearness allowance, other allowances and dearness pay. 15. As the entire argument of the appellant is based on Rule 62, it is useful to extract it. It reads thus: "62. The term emolument when used in this part means the emolument which the employee was receiving immediately before his retirement and f includes : (a) pay as defined in Rule 12(23) in Part I of these Rules and/or pay of the appointment under Rule 9 or Rule 31 of the Kerala State and Subordinate Service Rules. (b) the dearness pay the employee was actually in receipt of." 16.Rule 12(23) in Part I of the Kerala Service Rules defines "pay" thus: "12. (23) Pay means the amount drawn monthly by an officer as - (i) the pay, other than special payor pay granted in view of his personal qualifications, which has been sanctioned for a post held by him substantively or in an officiating capacity or to which is entitled by reason of his position in a cadre, and (ii) personal pay and special pay, and (iii) any other emoluments which may be specially classed as pay by the Government." 17. The appellant was not receiving any dearness pay. It is also not in dispute that dearness allowance and special allowance were not specially classed as "pay" by the State Government under Rule 12(23). Therefore dearness allowance and special allowances, do not form part of pay. The word "emolument" no doubt is a wider term than basic pay. It generally refers to the salary or profits from employment or office. But the word "emolument" is not used in the general sense in the Service Rules relating to pension. The word is defined for purposes of pension. In fact, all rules governing pension define the word "emolument" by giving a special or specific meaning for purposes of pension calculation. Where a word is defined, there can be no reference or reliance on any general meaning. To bring in "generality" instead of "specificity" in defining the term "emolument" will defeat the very purpose of defining "emolument" for purposes of pension. Therefore, contextually the definition of "emolument" should be specific and not "expansive" or general. 18. The word "includes" has different meanings in different contexts. Standard dictionaries assign more than one meaning to the word "include". To bring in "generality" instead of "specificity" in defining the term "emolument" will defeat the very purpose of defining "emolument" for purposes of pension. Therefore, contextually the definition of "emolument" should be specific and not "expansive" or general. 18. The word "includes" has different meanings in different contexts. Standard dictionaries assign more than one meaning to the word "include". Websters Dictionary defines the word "include" as synonymous with "comprise" or "contain". Illustrated Oxford Dictionary defines the word "include" as: (i) comprise or reckon in as a part of a whole; (ii) treat or regard as so included. Collins Dictionary of English Language defines the word "includes" as: (i) to have as contents or part of the contents; be made up of or contain; (ii) to add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group or a category; (iii) to contain as a secondary or minor ingredient or element. It is no doubt true that generally when the word "include" is used in a definition clause, it is used as a word of enlargement, that is to make the definition extensive and not restrictive. But the word "includes" is also used to connote a specific meaning, that is, as "means and includes" or "comprises" or "consists of. 19. Justice G.P. Singh in his treatise Principles of Statutory Interpretation (lOth Edn., 2006), has noticed that where a word defined is declared to "include" such and such, the definition is prima facie extensive, but the word "include" when used while defining a word or expression, may also be construed as equivalent to "mean and include" in which event, it will afford an exhaustive explanation of the meaning which for the purposes of the Act must invariably be attached to the word or expression [vide pp. 173 and 175 referring to and relying on the decisions of this Court in Municipal Council, Raipur v. State of M.P.6, South Gujarat Roofing Tiles Manufacturers Assn. v. State of Gujarat7, Hindustan Aluminium Corpn. v. State of U.P.8 and Reserve Bank of India v. Peerless General Finance & Investment Co. 173 and 175 referring to and relying on the decisions of this Court in Municipal Council, Raipur v. State of M.P.6, South Gujarat Roofing Tiles Manufacturers Assn. v. State of Gujarat7, Hindustan Aluminium Corpn. v. State of U.P.8 and Reserve Bank of India v. Peerless General Finance & Investment Co. Ltd. 9 It is, therefore, evident that the word "includes" can be used in interpretation clauses either generally in order to enlarge the meaning of any word or phrase occurring in the body of a statute, or in the normal standard sense, to a mean "comprises" or "consists of or "means and includes" depending on the context. 20. If the words "and includes" were intended to rope in certain items which would not be part of the meaning, but for the definition, then Rule 62 would have specified only "dearness pay" as the item to be included but not "pay". If pay, dearness allowance and other allowances were already included in "emolument" with reference to its general or normal meaning, as contended by the appellant, there was no reason to specifically again include "pay" in Rule 62. Inclusion of "pay" and "dearness pay" and non - inclusion of "dearness allowance or other allowances" in the definition of "emolument" is significant. The definition in Rule 62 is intended to clarify that only pay and dearness pay would be considered as "emolument" for purposes of calculating pension. The words "and includes" have been used in Rule 62, as meaning "comprises" or "consists of. 21. In the view we have taken, it is unnecessary to consider the following two amendments to Rule 62 of Part III of the Kerala Service Rules, made during the pendency of this appeal, in exercise of power conferred by Section 2(1) of the Kerala Public Services Act, 1968: (i) Substitution of the words "comprises only" in place of "includes" in Rule 62 by Kerala Service (Amendment) Rules, 2004 with effect from 1 - 3 - 1997. (ii) Further substitution of the words "comprises only the following" in place of the words "comprises only" in Rule 62 of Part III of the Kerala Service Rules by the Kerala Service (Amendment) Rules, 2005 with effect from 14 - 11 - 1966. 22. (ii) Further substitution of the words "comprises only the following" in place of the words "comprises only" in Rule 62 of Part III of the Kerala Service Rules by the Kerala Service (Amendment) Rules, 2005 with effect from 14 - 11 - 1966. 22. The explanatory notes to the two amendments clarify that the State Government decided to amend the Service Rules to give more clarity and to avoid ambiguity in calculating pension and the term "emolument" for the purpose of calculation of pension will comprise of only pay and dearness pay. We have already held accordingly while interpreting unamended Rule 62. The amendments merely reinforce our view. 23. We, therefore, accept the contention of the State Government that Rule 62 does not enable the addition of dearness allowance and special allowance to the pay for purposes of pension. The "emolument" of the appellant was rightly taken as Rs 3500 per month. We find no error in g calculation of the consolidated ordinary pension at Rs 29,220. Re: Special additional pension 24. Special additional pension is provided for under para 2(b) of Part III of the First Schedule to the Act. In ML Jain (III) the ceiling prescribed under para 2(b) was held to be unconstitutional being violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India. Therefore, neither the ceiling of Rs 8000 h introduced with effect from 1 - 11 - 1986, nor the earlier ceiling of Rs 3500 is valid. As a consequence, the special additional pension should be taken as Rs 5600 per annum (that is Rs 700 x 8) instead of Rs 3500 from 1 - 1 - 1986 and Rs 12,800 per annum (that is Rs 1600 x 8) instead of Rs 8000 from l - II - 1986. In fact, neither the Union of India, nor the State Government dispute this position. 25. We, therefore, allow these appeals in part and hold as follows: (i) That for the purpose of calculation of pension, the "emolument" received by the appellant was Rs 3500 per month and not Rs 4237. Consequently, determination of consolidated ordinary pension as Rs 29,220 per annum from 1 - 1 - 1986 is upheld. 25. We, therefore, allow these appeals in part and hold as follows: (i) That for the purpose of calculation of pension, the "emolument" received by the appellant was Rs 3500 per month and not Rs 4237. Consequently, determination of consolidated ordinary pension as Rs 29,220 per annum from 1 - 1 - 1986 is upheld. (ii) As the ceiling on the amount to be added under para 2(b) of Part III of the First Schedule to the Act is invalid, the special additional pension per annum would be Rs 5600 per annum from 1 - 1 - 1986 and Rs 12,800 per annum from 1 - 11 - 1986 in the case of the appellant. (iii) Therefore, the total pension was Rs 34,820 p.a. from 1 - 1 - 1986 and Rs 42,020 per annum from 1 - 11 - 1986. 26. We direct that the pension due be recalculated and settled accordingly. If any excess payment has been made to the appellant, it shall not, however, be recovered from the legal representatives of the deceased appellant. Parties to bear their respective costs.