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HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI
Ram Mehar – Appellant
Versus
Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (hvpnl) – Respondent
JUDGMENT
ORDER
Harsimran Singh Sethi, J. (Oral). - In the present case, the prayer of the petitioner is that he retired from service on attaining the age of superannuation on 30.09.2015 but all the pensionary benefits for which he is entitled for, have not been released to him but were withheld by the respondents and have been released now.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that though, at the time when the petitioner retired from service, one FIR bearing No.148 dated 26.06.2015 registered at Police Station Israna, District Panipat was pending, apart from this another charge-sheet was also pending against the petitioner regarding the same allegations. Due to the pendency of the criminal as well as departmental proceedings, the pensionary benefits of the petitioner were withheld. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner was acquitted by the competent Court in FIR No. 148 dated 26.06.2015 in the year 2016 but the departmental proceedings were kept pending and the same was only dropped on 12.07.2018.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that once the petitioner has not been found guilty of the allegations being alleged either before the c
An employee found innocent of allegations and prejudiced by the actions of the employer is entitled to interest on delayed pensionary benefits, in line with settled legal principles.
The main legal point established is that when an employee's money has been used by the respondents, interest has to be given, especially if the employee has suffered prejudice due to the actions of t....
Exoneration from disciplinary proceedings allows entitlement to interest on delayed pension benefits.
Pension benefits cannot be withheld solely due to a pending FIR; charges must be framed for withholding such benefits.
Pensionary benefits cannot be withheld if there are no pending charge sheets at the time of retirement, and the employee is entitled to interest on delayed release of benefits.
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