#Recovery from Employees

The Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed the recovery of Rs. 1.78 lakh from a retired Class-IV employee, holding that employer-side errors cannot justify deduction under the Supreme Court’s Rafiq Masih precedent. It ordered full reimbursement with 6% interest and imposed costs on the erring officer, reinforcing that natural justice protects low-level government staff from retrospective financial penalties.

Madhya Pradesh High Court reinforces Supreme Court's Rafiq Masih ruling, prohibiting recovery from Class-III employees' retiral benefits. The court ordered refund of Rs. 1.57 lakh with 6% interest, setting a binding precedent for government recoveries from lower-grade employees.

CAT Patna quashed the recovery of Rs. 1,62,473 from a retired Group-D employee’s DCRG, ruling that pre-retirement pay fixation errors cannot be rectified post-retirement without following DoPT O.M. dated 02.03.2016. The tribunal emphasized that recoveries from pensionary benefits violate natural justice and statutory protections for retired employees.