#medical unfitness

Rajasthan High Court holds that withholding an employee's salary without a specific, written order is illegal and arbitrary, even for medically reassigned personnel. The court directed payment of arrears, reinforcing that due process must be followed in salary deductions under service law.

Calcutta High Court rules that administrative delays or inaction by railway authorities do not confer entitlement to treat sick leave as duty service for pay or service credit. The judgment underscores that such benefits require explicit basis in statutory leave rules, not mere procedural lapses.

Rajasthan High Court rules that employers cannot withhold salary without a specific, communicated order, even for medically unfit employees reassigned to lighter duties.