Case Law Analysis
|Madhya Pradesh High Court
Service Law | Ministerial Cadre Entitled to Retain Wrongly Paid Executive Scale Salary: MP HC Quashes Recovery, Awards 6% Interest
Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that ministerial cadre employees cannot be forced to repay salaries mistakenly paid at executive scale, setting a precedent for similarly situated employees. The court also awarded 6% interest on the recovered amount, reinforcing protections against unjust salary recoveries under service law.