Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench consisting Justice Purnendu Singh allowed a writ petition that challenged the recovery of excess pension payments made to a retired Central Industrial Security Force Sub-Inspector. Following State of Punjab v. Rafiq Masih, the court ruled that recovery of excess payments from Class-III employees is impermissible when the error is administrative and not due …
Madhya Pradesh High Court : A single judge bench of Justice Anil Verma set aside a recovery order against a retired Class III employee, Hari Shankar Soni. Arguments The petitioner argued that the recovery order was contrary to the Supreme Court's ruling in State of Punjab v. Rafiq Masih SC 696), as the ruling prohibits recoveries from retired Class III …
The Calcutta High Court recently directed the State Government to pay the overdrawn amount to a Group ‘C’ employee which was recovered post his retirement on the ground that the said recovery by the employers was in violation of the ratio laid down by the Supreme Court in the State of Punjab and Ors. The Counsel appearing for the petitioner, …
