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“Ex gratia is not a legally mandatory payment like gratuity, it is discretionary, based on employer policy. The purpose of ex gratia is to provide immediate financial relief to the family of the deceased employee.”
“Petitioner did not sign the pre-receipts, mandatory for drawing salary, and also did not submit his bank details. The petitioner’s own conduct and non-cooperative attitude contributed to the delay in release of payments.”
Public dissemination of allegations by a PSU employee through social media may attract disciplinary consequences. However, where misconduct does not demonstrate corruption or moral turpitude, severance from service violates the doctrine of proportionality.
“In the absence of any rival or competing claims, and where the identity and entitlement of the legal heirs are clearly verified, the competent authority may release retiral benefits, pensionary dues, compensation.”
“The question of law is kept open to be decided in an appropriate case.”
Disability pension is a vested and recurring right, partaking the character of property under Article 300-A, and once found due, must be granted from the date it became payable.
“The employees fall within the exclusionary clause of Section 2(e) of the PG Act. The result of such exclusion is that Sections 5 and 14 are not attracted in deciding on the applicability of the PG Act to the employees of HWP”
“The rule of law constitutes the foundation of a well-governed society, and the shadow of bias or mala fides in the exercise of power concerning public 33 functions strikes at the very root of a regulated social order.”
“A mere statement that the disease of a lifestyle disorder cannot be a sufficient reason to deny the grant of Disability Pension unless the Medical Board has duly examined and recorded the particulars relevant to the individual concerned.”
“The judiciary would do well to remain circumspect of these practical realities, and interpret service rules in a manner that furthers the very object of a selection process, that is, the selection of the most suitable candidates from suitable candidates for appointment in a timely manner.”
“True equality at the workplace can be achieved only with the right impetus given to disability rights as a facet of Corporate Social Responsibility.”
“The nature of the misconduct proved against the petitioner, viewed in the context of the duties and responsibilities attached to the post held, cannot be said to be trivial or inconsequential.”
Statutory amendments regulating probation and training apply prospectively to an ongoing probationary relationship, and the re-introduction of a prohibition on appearing in open competitive examinations during training does not amount to retrospective deprivation of rights.
In the present case, a Deputy SP, CBI, was accused of demanding illegal gratification. He was placed under suspension, and disciplinary proceedings were initiated under Article 311(2)(b) of Constitution without a regular inquiry. Consequently, the Disciplinary Authority dismissed him from service.
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In the absence of any Government order, “the employees of Institutions like the Temperance Board and the Media Academy cannot claim that they are entitled to pension as a matter of right.”
“If any of the personnel not fully fit, he will either not be able to protect himself or his colleagues in a battle or he will run the risk of killing innocent people especially if his eyesight is weak and he cannot distinguish between uniforms, etc.”
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“In these hard days of unemployment, more particularly for women, there has to be a strong case made out that the employee has abandoned the job.”
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