#premature retirement

The Central Administrative Tribunal ruled that outstanding Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs) and subsequent promotions negate earlier adverse entries, invalidating premature retirement under FR 56(j). The officer must be reinstated with full back wages and benefits, setting a precedent for fair assessment of service records in compulsory retirement cases.

The Calcutta High Court ruled that eligibility for compassionate appointment under the West Bengal Scheme for Compassionate Appointment, 2013, is determined by the employee's remaining service tenure on the date of medical incapacitation, not the date of retirement application. The court dismissed the petition, emphasizing that the Scheme mandates at least two years of service left at the time of medical declaration for eligibility.

Chhattisgarh High Court quashes premature retirement order passed to circumvent pending departmental appeal, affirming that public interest must be genuine, not punitive.