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The petitioner\u2019s contention was that there existed a constitutional obligation of the State not to deny any person or citizen equality before law and equal protection of the law as embodied under Article 14 and and that such classification was arbitrary and did not reflect the real or substantive distinction which should be formally founded on an intelligible differentia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dismissing the petition, the Division Bench of Jainendra Kumar Ranka and Ajay Rastogi, JJ. observed that the Association who has approached this Court is formed by the former judicial officers and who have served for more than 15 years are entitled to pension, gratuity and all other terminal benefits under the relevant Rules and keeping the object of the Rajasthan Act 1987 in view and taking note of what has been observed by the Apex Court in <em>S. 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