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Employer Cannot Deny MACP for APARs Lost Due to Its Own Lapse | Screening Committee Must Assess on Available Records per DoPT Norms : CAT Ernakulam

Employer Cannot Deny MACP for APARs Lost Due to Its Own Lapse | Screening Committee Must Assess on Available Records per DoPT Norms : CAT Ernakulam

CAT Ernakulam ruled that the Administration's failure to maintain APARs during an employee's study leave cannot justify withholding MACP arrears from 2004. The Tribunal held that FR-24 mandates annual increments as a matter of course unless withheld through due process, and directed the Screening Committee to evaluate the claim on whatever records exist. The decision protects government servants from losing financial upgradation due to administrative lapses.

Notified Vacancy-Specific Disability Criteria Prevail Over General Medical Board Classification | Geologist Recruitment : CAT (Principal Bench)
Case Law Analysis
|Central Administrative Tribunal

Notified Vacancy-Specific Disability Criteria Prevail Over General Medical Board Classification | Geologist Recruitment : CAT (Principal Bench)

The CAT Principal Bench held that candidates seeking reservation under the PwD quota must strictly meet the exact locomotor disability specifications (One Arm/One Leg) notified in the recruitment advertisement; a general medical board certification for a different disability category (both legs affected) does not qualify the candidate for the reserved post.

Recovery of Excess Pay Barred Absent Employee Misrepresentation | Departmental Error in MACP Upgradation : Patna HC
Case Law Analysis
|Patna High Court

Recovery of Excess Pay Barred Absent Employee Misrepresentation | Departmental Error in MACP Upgradation : Patna HC

Patna HC upheld CAT's quashing of ₹4.87 lakh recovery from a railway employee granted premature MACP upgradation due to departmental error. The court ruled excess pay cannot be recovered absent employee misrepresentation, placing the burden of administrative mistakes on the department. This reinforces protection for government servants against financial liability for errors in pay fixation.

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