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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD, ARUN KUMAR RAI
Suresh Prasad Rajak – Appellant
Versus
Union of India through Divisional Railway Manager, East Central Railway – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioner's unauthorized retention of railway quarter post-transfer. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. petitioner's challenge to damage rent quantum and gratuity recovery. (Para 4 , 10 , 11) |
| 3. tribunal upholds recovery under railway pension rules. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. respondents justify recovery per rule 15(2) and om. (Para 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 5. judicial review limited to apparent errors or perversity. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 6. rule 15(2) allows damage rent recovery from gratuity. (Para 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26) |
| 7. quantification valid based unchallenged policy and calculations. (Para 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35) |
| 8. railway rules govern gratuity, not payment of gratuity act. (Para 36 , 37 , 38 , 39) |
| 9. poor quarter condition no defense post-occupation. (Para 40 , 41 , 42) |
| 10. no interference; writ petition dismissed. (Para 43 , 44 , 45 , 46) |
JUDGMENT :
Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.
1. The instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is directed against the order dated 15.10.2024 passed in O.A. No.051/00698/2022 by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Circuit Bench, Ranchi whereby and whereunder, the learned Tribunal has dismiss
Recovery of damage rent for unauthorized railway quarter retention permissible from retirement gratuity under Rule 15(2) of Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 as government dues; Payment of Gratu....
Law prohibits benefits from unauthorized actions; withholding gratuity for valid government dues is lawful.
Damage rent for unauthorized retention post-retirement calculated under service rules (DGMS R.18, FR 45-A), separate from eviction under PPE Act.
Retention of railway quarters post-transfer limited to academic session end (last exam +15 days); excess occupation deemed unauthorized attracting telescopic damage rent, but period recalculated per ....
Eviction can be lawfully executed under public premises legislation when occupancy after a specified period lapses, regardless of retention requests from a former government employee, allowing for re....
An employer is entitled to withhold gratuity and adjust penal rent for unauthorized occupation of employer-allotted accommodation. Gratuity and vacation of premises are reciprocal obligations, and in....
A former employee's unauthorized retention of government quarters beyond the permissible period constitutes unlawful occupation, justifying eviction and recovery of related charges from pension benef....
The court determined that gratuity can be withheld if an ex-employee fails to vacate company accommodation, constituting a breach of internal policies.
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