#Government Employee Benefits

Himachal Pradesh High Court rules that contractual service must be included in seniority calculations and pensionary benefits for government employees, striking down provisions of the Himachal Pradesh Recruitment and Conditions of Service Act, 2024. The judgment mandates reconsideration of employee claims, ensuring parity in service benefits regardless of employment terms.

The Central Administrative Tribunal held that denying medical reimbursement to a government employee’s family for emergency cancer treatment, solely due to lack of prior permission, violates the fundamental right to health under Article 21. This ruling sets a precedent that procedural rigidity under railway medical rules must yield to life-saving medical emergencies, protecting thousands of government families facing similar crises.

Madhya Pradesh High Court holds that government employees deployed at Covid vaccination centres are entitled to compensation under Clause 3.3 of the Mukhya Mantri Covid 19 Yodha Kalyan Yojana, overturning arbitrary rejections. The ruling clarifies policy interpretation for frontline workers exposed to Covid-19 during official duties.

Tripura High Court holds that denial of medical reimbursement due to absence of prior referral certificate is unlawful when treatment is sought in emergency outside state.