Bombay HC Quashes Pension Forfeiture of Retired Excise Officer
The Bombay High Court has quashed disciplinary proceedings and restored pension to a retired excise officer.
The court held that Rule 9 of the CCS (Pension) Rules barred action beyond four years.
No disciplinary proceedings beyond four years are valid under Rule 9.
A Division Bench of Justices M.S. Borkar set aside an order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) that upheld the forfeiture of pension and gratuity of a retired Central Excise officer.
The 75-year-old petitioner, Somshekar Kashinath Babaladi, was accused of wrongly availing reservation benefits under the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category.
The court ruled that the petitioner could not be penalized for an administrative mistake made by the department in treating him as belonging to a Scheduled Tribe.
- The Bombay High Court quashed the disciplinary proceedings.
- The pension of the retired excise officer was restored.
Author's summary: Bombay HC restores pension to retired excise officer.
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