Retired High Court Judge Entitled To Leave Encashment When He Completes Tenure As Chairman Of Railway Claims Tribunal: Karnataka HCThe Karnataka High Court has ordered the Indian government to calculate and pay leave encashment to a retired High Court judge who served as Chairman of the Railway Claims Tribunal for over two years. The judge, Justice B Padmaraj, was denied leave encashment and an additional pension upon retiring from the...
more... Tribunal. The court ruled that he is entitled to leave encashment for his time as Chairman but not additional pension as his combined pension would exceed the limit of Rs. 4,80,000 per annum. The court cited Rule 6(1)(i) of the Railway Claims Tribunal Rules, 1989, which states that a Chairman is entitled to earn leave at a rate of 15 days per year of service. The court did not interfere with the government's denial of additional pension, finding that the petitioner had no legal right to claim it.
Karnataka High Court ne India government ko ek retired High Court judge ka leave encashment calculate karne aur pay karne ka order diya hai, jo Railway Claims Tribunal ke Chairman ke post pe 2 saal se zyada time tak serve kiye. Judge, Justice B Padmaraj ko Tribunal se retire hone ke...
more... baad leave encashment aur additional pension dene se mana kar diya gaya tha. Court ne decide kiya ki wo Chairman ke time ke liye leave encashment ke layak hai lekin additional pension nahi, kyunki unki combined pension Rs. 4,80,000 per annum ki limit se zyada ho jaayegi. Court ne Railway Claims Tribunal Rules, 1989 ke Rule 6(1)(i) ko cite kiya, jisme likha hai ki Chairman ko har saal ki service ke liye 15 din ki leave milti hai. Court ne additional pension ko deny ke government ke decision me koi badlaav nahi kiya, court ka maanana tha ki petitioner ka iske liye koi legal right nahi hai.