Khorbahara Ram Manhare v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
GPF withdrawal; recovery order by Accountant General; retired government servants Chhattisgarh; pension and retiral dues not a bounty; interest on delayed GPF payment from date of retirement till realization; refund of amounts recovered from GPF accounts and salaries; fraud by Drawing and Disbursing Officers; forged signatures; enquiry report; conviction under Sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B IPC; directions to District Education Officer and Block Education Officer (60 + 60 days); pension cases to be decided within 90 days; writ petitions disposed of with directions; State free to recover from erring officers.
What did the court decide?
Directions to the District Education Officers and Block Education Officers to calculate the GPF amounts within 60 days and pay within a further 60 days, with interest from the date of retirement till realization; refund of amounts already recovered under the recovery orders with interest at the GPF rate; final decision of pension cases within 90 days; liberty to the petitioners to submit relevant documents; liberty to the State to recover the assessed amount from the erring officers.