
Case Law Analysis
|Allahabad High Court
Article 21 & Equity in Public Employment | Retrospective Recovery of Excess Salary After 20 Years Without Fraud Violates Pension Rights : Allahabad HC
Allahabad HC rules that recovery of excess salary paid over two decades without fraud or misrepresentation is inequitable and violates Article 21, treating pension as earned property. The judgment bars retrospective adjustments absent procedural fairness, impacting retired government employees.