N. V. ANJARIA, K. V. ARAVIND
UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, NEW DELHI – Appellant
Versus
L. KRISHNAMURTHY – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
K.V. ARAVIND, J.
1. This appeal under Section 4 of the Karnataka High Court Act, 1961, is by respondent Nos.1 to 4 assailing the order of learned Single Judge in Writ Petition No. 21507 of 2021, dated 21.06.2023.
2. Heard learned advocate Mr. Kumar M.N. for the appellants, learned advocate Ms. Anitha for learned advocate Mr. Prasanna Kumar for respondent No. 1 and learned Additional Government Advocate Smt. Niloufer Akbar for respondent No. 2 in Writ Appeal No. 1556 of 2023 and learned advocate Ms. Anitha for learned advocate Mr. P. Prasanna Kumar for the complainant and learned Deputy Solicitor General of India Mr. H. Shanthi Bhushan for accused Nos.1 to 4 in CCC No. 1154 of 2023.
3. Respondent No. 1-original writ petitioner was appointed as State Information Commissioner under the provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005, under Notification dated 14.10.2014. Respondent No. 1 retired from service on 25.10.2019.
4. The Central Government issued Notification dated 24.10.2019 whereby, the Rules called “The Right to Information (Term of Office, Salaries, Allowances and other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chief Information Commissioner, Information Commissioners in t
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The rejection of the proposal to extend the CGH Scheme benefits to retired employees of the Central Silk Board was a policy decision based on resource constraints and economic considerations, which d....
Denial of reimbursement for emergency medical treatment under CGHS violates constitutional rights and undermines the scheme's welfare purpose.
Pensioners in non-CGHS areas opting for fixed medical allowance are ineligible for reimbursement under CS(MA) Rules, as 1998 OM does not extend coverage per clarifications and binding precedent.
The judgment establishes the principle of 'occupied field' in the context of pension entitlement, emphasizing that existing rules govern entitlement and that the State Government's policy decisions a....
Pension eligibility under the RTI Act requires prior pensionable service; State Information Commissioners are not entitled to superannuation pension as per the Act's provisions.
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