P&H: Rejects Retired Employee’s Claim for Interest on Delayed Pension Arrears After Eight-Year Delay
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a retired Haryana government employee’s petition seeking interest on pension arrears, holding that he approached the Court about eight years after his pension was revised. Justice Nidhi Gupta ruled that the claim was barred by delay and laches.
Jai Narain Pillania retired as a Zilledar in 2009. His pension had initially been calculated on an old pay scale and was revised in March 2018, with the difference paid the following month. He said the department’s records showed that the delay resulted from its staff failing to submit his revised pension case. Departmental...
