Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary to Govt. of Haryana vs Randhir Singh Yadav

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2023 Supreme(P&H) 1785

HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI
Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary to Govt. of Haryana – Appellant
Versus
Randhir Singh Yadav – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Appellant : Mrs. Vibha Tewari AAG, Haryana
For the Respondent: Mr. R.D. Yadav

Table of Content
1. facts leading to the appeal (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. arguments regarding interest on delayed pension (Para 4 , 5 , 6)
3. delay in pension release entitles interest (Para 9 , 10 , 11)
4. assessment of proper interest rate (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18)
5. final ruling on interest awarded (Para 19 , 20 , 21)

Judgment

Mr. Harsimran Singh Sethi, J.

Before adverting to the grounds raised in the present Regular Second Appeal, certain facts needs to be enumerated which has led to the filing of the present Regular Second Appeal.

2. The respondent-plaintiff retired on 31.07.2008 and became entitled for the release of the pensionary benefits in respect of the service rendered by him with the Government of Haryana. The pensionary benefits were only released in favour of the respondent-plaintiff in the year 2009 and the respondent-plaintiff claimed interest on the delayed release of the pensionary benefits. As the benefit of interest was not extended to him, he preferred a civil suit claiming interest on the delayed release of the pensionary benefits and his suit was decreed by the trial Court on 18.04.2011 allowing him the interest on the delayed release of the pensionary bene

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