#Dearness Allowance

Punjab High Court ordered the state to implement the 6th Pay Commission’s dearness allowance and dearness relief on the central pattern and declared the age-tiered liquidation plan unconstitutional under Article 14, directing immediate payment of all arrears with interest. The ruling affects all Punjab government employees awaiting these allowances.

The Supreme Court has ruled that paying higher dearness allowance to serving employees than dearness relief to pensioners, despite both compensating for the same inflation, constitutes arbitrary classification under Article 14. This landmark decision mandates uniform inflation adjustment for all public sector beneficiaries, impacting millions of pensioners across state and central governments.

Punjab & Haryana High Court holds that DA is a constitutional right, not discretionary; mandates payment of arrears per Cabinet-approved schedule with interest.

Madhya Pradesh High Court rules that dependents of deceased public servants are entitled to dearness allowance on family pension from the date of entitlement, not just from the date of the court order. The judgment mandates arrears payment with 6% interest for delays, reinforcing financial security for pension beneficiaries under service law.

Punjab and Haryana High Court holds that contractual employees under Samagra Shiksha Project cannot be deprived of DA due to fiscal mismatch between Central and UT authorities.

Supreme Court holds that DA is a legally enforceable right under RoPA Rules, must be calculated using AICPI (1982=100), and cannot be denied due to fiscal constraints.

Madhya Pradesh High Court holds that dearness allowance must be included in wage calculation for gratuity under Section 2(s) of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.