#public service pay

J&K and Ladakh High Court bars recovery of erroneously paid salary benefits from Class III/IV employees under the Rafiq Masih judgment, even if granted by an incompetent authority. The court permits only prospective correction of pay scales, reinforcing protections for lower-rung government employees against financial hardship due to administrative errors.

The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that a Patwari with over 30 years of service is entitled to the third time-bound pay scale under state circulars, affirming legitimate expectation and binding precedent from prior rulings. This decision mandates prompt adjudication of such claims and sets a clear standard for equitable pay progression in state-level revenue service roles.