https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308993 The SC held that employees cannot be exempted from repaying excess monetary benefits merely because they were not party to the employer's mistake or did not provide incorrect information. Recovery orders can only be interfered with when such recovery would cause hardship far outweighing the employer's equitable right to recover, making it iniquitous. The Court established specific situations where recovery is impermissible: from Class-III/IV employees, retired employees or those retiring within one year, when excess payment occurred over five years before recovery order, when employees wrongfully performed higher post duties, or where recovery would be iniquitous, harsh, or arbitrary beyond equitable balance. en-us Thu, 18 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:24:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308993 The SC held that employees cannot be exempted from repaying excess monetary benefits merely because they were not party to the employer's mistake or did not provide incorrect information. Recovery orders can only be interfered with when such recovery would cause hardship far outweighing the employer's equitable right to recover, making it iniquitous. The Court established specific situations where recovery is impermissible: from Class-III/IV employees, retired employees or those retiring within one year, when excess payment occurred over five years before recovery order, when employees wrongfully performed higher post duties, or where recovery would be iniquitous, harsh, or arbitrary beyond equitable balance. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 18 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308993