#excess pension recovery

The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that recovery of excess pension after 5 years of retirement violates natural justice and the Supreme Court's Rafiq Masih precedent. The court quashed the recovery order and directed a full refund within 30 days, reinforcing strict timelines for pension finalization under the MP Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1976.

Punjab & Haryana HC bars recovery of Rs. 3.4 lakh excess pension paid over nine years, holding that administrative errors cannot be rectified at the pensioner's cost where no fraud or misrepresentation is proven. The ruling reinforces equitable relief under Rafiq Masih, protecting retirees from retrospective financial burdens due to clerical mistakes by authorities.