Case Law Analysis
|Chhattisgarh High Court
HRA Deduction as Implied Permission to Retain Government Quarters | Penal Rent Recovery Quashed Under Natural Justice : CGHC
Chhattisgarh High Court ruled that eight years of HRA deductions from a government employee’s salary constituted implicit permission to retain official quarters, rendering penal rent recovery of ₹4.97 lakh unlawful. The judgment reinforces that administrative actions must align with natural justice principles, protecting employees from retrospective financial penalties.