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S. V. GANGAPURWALA, S. G. DIGE
Satish – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT
S.V. Gangapurwala, J. - Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With consent of parties the matter is taken up for final hearing at the admission stage.
2. The petitioner seeks interest @ 12% p.a. on the delayed payment of disability pension.
3. Mr. Sangeet, learned counsel for the petitioner strenuously contends that the petitioner joined the services with respondents in the year 1985. The petitioner was discharged from the duty on 23-01-1990 on medical ground. The petitioner was not paid disability pension. The claim of the petitioner for disability pension was rejected. The petitioner filed Writ Petition No. 2425 of 2000. The said Writ Petition was allowed by the Division Bench of this Court under Judgment and order dated 08-10-2014, thereby the order of rejecting the claim of the petitioner for disability pension was set aside. It was held that petitioner was entitled for the benefit of disability pension and other consequential benefits. The respondents were directed to pay the same. According to the learned Advocate, though the said order was passed in October 2014, the amount of pension was deposited in the account of the petitioner only in the month of December, 2017. T
Entitlement to interest on delayed payment of disability pension based on lack of plausible explanation for the delay and rules requiring payment within a reasonable time.
The main legal point established is that under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021, a petitioner may be entitled to interest on delayed payment of pension if the delay is attributable to....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that a former employee is entitled to interest on delayed retirement benefits if the delay is attributable to the employer, as per the Railway Serv....
Delay in disbursing pension and gratuity obligates the government to pay interest as mandated by OCS Pension Rules, reinforcing the rights of employees to timely benefits.
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