https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192797 Pension and gratuity constitute enforceable retirement rights rather than discretionary benefits. Culpable administrative delay in settling those dues attracts interest liability, particularly where treasury authorities, rather than the retiree, bear responsibility for issuing the last pay certificate. A retiree cannot be blamed for delay caused by non-issuance of that certificate, and interest may be claimed against the State for unjustified delayed payment. Enhancement of an interest rate accepted by the beneficiary is improper without cross-objections or an appropriate challenge seeking greater relief; the interest award therefore remains at the accepted rate. en-us Mon, 17 Dec 1984 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 17:38:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192797 Pension and gratuity constitute enforceable retirement rights rather than discretionary benefits. Culpable administrative delay in settling those dues attracts interest liability, particularly where treasury authorities, rather than the retiree, bear responsibility for issuing the last pay certificate. A retiree cannot be blamed for delay caused by non-issuance of that certificate, and interest may be claimed against the State for unjustified delayed payment. Enhancement of an interest rate accepted by the beneficiary is improper without cross-objections or an appropriate challenge seeking greater relief; the interest award therefore remains at the accepted rate. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 17 Dec 1984 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192797