Kamal Kishore and Ors. v. Sashastra Seema Bal and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
The Delhi High Court directed the SSB to examine petitioners' eligibility for Patient Care Allowance (PCA) under a 2004 Ministry of Health circular within four weeks. If eligible, arrears must be paid within twelve weeks, with interest at 9% p.a. if not paid by sixteen weeks. Pending final decision, no recoveries mentioned in an earlier order are permitted.
What did the court decide?
Petitioners directed to examine case for PCA eligibility within four weeks; if eligible, arrears to be paid within twelve weeks with 9% p.a. interest if not paid within sixteen weeks; pending decision