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J. J. MUNIR
Pal – Appellant
Versus
State of U. P. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
J.J. Munir, J.
1. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 28.12.2019 passed by the Nagar Ayukt, Nagar Nigam, Meerut declining to grant the petitioner annual increment for the period 1st July, 2018 to 30th June, 2019. The petitioner prays that a mandamus be issued to the respondent-Nagar Nigam to pay his due increment for the period 1.7.2018 to 30.6.2019, payable on 1.7.2019.
2. When this petition came up for admission on 22.8.2023, this Court passed the following order:
The Nagar Aayukt, Nagar Nigam, Meerut will file an affidavit, showing cause why his order dated 28.12.2019 be not quashed being prima facie in the teeth of holding of the Supreme Court in Director (Admn. HR) KPTCL and others v. C.P. Mundinamani and others, 2023 SCC Online SC 401.
The affidavit shall be filed within ten days indicating how he has denied the petitioner's increments in the teeth of the holding of the Sup
Employees are entitled to increments earned prior to retirement, even if the increment is due the day after retirement, as denying it is arbitrary.
An employee is entitled to an annual increment earned for a full year of service, even if the increment is due the day after retirement, to prevent arbitrary denial of benefits.
Point of Law : powers of Government of India, of Local Governments and of subordinate authorities to grant a premature increment to an officer are subject to limits up to which each such authority ca....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the entitlement of a government servant to annual increment after retirement, emphasizing that denying the benefit earned through good conduct and ....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that government servants are entitled to annual increment becoming payable on the succeeding day, even after retirement, and denying this entitleme....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the entitlement of a government servant to receive an increment becoming payable on 1st July even after retirement, as interpreted in various judgm....
The entitlement to receive increment crystallizes when the government servant completes requisite length of service with good conduct and becomes payable on the succeeding day, and denying a governme....
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