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The Supreme Court held that employees retiring on March 31st due to FR 56(a) are deemed "in service" on that date, entitling them to pay revisions effective from that day. Relying on Rule 5(2) of CCS (Pension) Rules and a three-Judge Bench precedent, the Court clarified that such retirement dates are working days for salary purposes, not mere formalities. Facts Of The Case: The appellants were employees of the Assam Power Generation Corporation Ltd. who both attained the age of superannuation (60 years) during the month of March 2016. By virtue of Fundamental Rule 56(a), which provides that every government servant shall retire on the afternoon of the last day of the month in which they attain the age of sixty years, their date of retirement was extended to March 31, 2016. Subsequently, ...

This Supreme Court judgment addresses contempt proceedings for non-compliance with a prior Supreme Court order modifying an industrial tribunal award. The Court appoints an auditor to resolve wage calculation discrepancies, assess excess payment recoveries, and determine statutory gratuity interest. It refrains from intervening in a separate High Court matter concerning provident fund dues, affirming the High Court's competence on that issue. Facts Of The Case: The contempt petition arose from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) non-compliance with a Supreme Court judgment dated April 7, 2017. That judgment had modified an Industrial Tribunal award, which originally directed the BMC to grant permanent status and retrospective benefits to approximately 2,700 sanitation workers ...

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Supreme Court Directs Independent Officer to Verify Arrears, Stop Illegal Recoveries from Workers