Case brief
What is this about?
Delay in payment of post-retiral dues to a panchayat employee; arrears of pension under 5th and 6th Pay Revisions; retired Tax Daroga; Jaynagar Panchayat / Nagar Panchayat, District Madhubani, Bihar; Urban Development and Housing Department; financial crunch plea by employer; partial payments during pendency of writ petition; mandamus/direction for payment of retiral dues within a fixed period of 12 weeks; disposal of Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case. Relevant for searches on retiral benefit delays, pay revision arrears directions, and enforcement of timelines against public bodies notwithstanding fund constraints.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent no. 2 (Jaynagar Panchayat) to ensure payment, preferably within 12 weeks, of the remaining arrears of pension on account of the 6th Pay Revision and other retiral dues, including the remaining differential amount of Rs.37,930/- under the 5th Pay Revision, if not already paid.