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Andhra Pradesh High Court mandates that disciplinary proceedings against retired government employees must be concluded within four months, failing which full pension must be restored. The ruling reinforces natural justice and timely adjudication under Article 226, impacting service law and pension rights of retired public servants.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the state cannot recover excess pension payments made more than five years prior to retirement when it failed to finalize pension accounts as mandated by Rule 74 and the 2015 circular. This ruling protects retired government servants from retrospective financial demands arising from administrative negligence, reinforcing the principle that procedural compliance is non-negotiable in pension matters.

Gujarat High Court rules that pension schemes cannot be applied retroactively to employees retired before the scheme's effective date unless explicitly provided. The judgment underscores that public notices alone do not create a legitimate expectation of pension benefits for pre-existing retirees, reinforcing strict statutory interpretation in service law.

Chhattisgarh High Court directs state to decide leave encashment claims of retired work-charged employees within three months, binding itself to prior precedent in Faguvaram Patel v. State of C.G.

Bombay High Court holds that recovery of excess pay from retired employees is impermissible under Supreme Court guidelines in Rafiq Masih, even if pay was erroneously fixed.

Madhya Pradesh High Court quashes post-retirement recovery of excess payments, affirming that such actions violate natural justice and established Supreme Court precedents.