Allowed
Sri Nanjaiah v. the State of Karnataka
Karnataka HCWP/1389/2018
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Writ petition by a retired Assistant Executive Engineer challenging denial of two annual increments and consequent lower pension fixation. Court held increments denied during a pending inquiry had to be released after acquittal, quashed the re-fixation order, directed payment of refixed pension with arrears within six weeks and costs.
What did the court decide?
Petition allowed; respondents to grant increments for 2010 and 2011, refix pension with arrears within six weeks, and respondents 1 and 2 jointly to pay Rs. 25,000 costs to the petitioner.