P&H: Rejects Retired SDO’s ACP Pay Claim After 22-Year Delay
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a retired Sub-Divisional Officer’s plea for Assured Career Progression (ACP) pay benefits and consequential pensionary relief, holding that he approached the Court after an unexplained delay of 22 years. Justice Nidhi Gupta ruled that the petitioner could not rely on relief sought by other employees who had moved the Court in 2004.
The petitioner said he had served as a promotee SDO and retired on November 30, 2004. He claimed that directly recruited SDOs had received the first ACP benefit while promotees, including him, had not. He also relied on an earlier...
