Union of India and Others v. Central Administrative Tribunal Chandigarh Bench and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
CWP-25965-2025 (O&M); Union of India and Others v. Central Administrative Tribunal Chandigarh Bench and another; decided 28.07.2026; impugned order OA No.63/266/2024 dated 28.05.2025 (CAT Chandigarh Bench); recovery of excess payment from employee; retiral benefits recalculation; salary re-fixation restored/quashing of Tribunal's setting aside of re-fixation; State of Punjab v. Rafiq Masih 2015 AIR SCW 501 (no-recovery principle relied upon); CM-12527-CWP-2026 under Section 151 CPC (reply of respondent No.2 placed on record); Harsimran Singh Sethi J. (author), Amarinder Singh Grewal J.; petition partly allowed with Tribunal order modified.
What did the court decide?
Tribunal's order dated 28.05.2025 modified: bar on recovery of excess payment retained, salary re-fixation of respondent No.2 allowed to operate, and the Tribunal's setting aside of the re-fixation quashed; pending miscellaneous applications disposed of.