https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=768593 The SC held that recovery of financial benefits from retired appellants without hearing violated natural justice principles. The appellants, working as stenographers, received payments in 2017 that were later deemed illegal when the HC disapproved the District Judge's decision. Recovery was ordered in 2023, three years post-retirement, without affording hearing opportunity. The SC applied established precedent that excess payments not involving employee fraud or misrepresentation are non-recoverable, particularly for non-gazetted employees. The recovery was deemed unsustainable and the appeal was allowed. en-us Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 05 Apr 2025 11:54:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=768593 The SC held that recovery of financial benefits from retired appellants without hearing violated natural justice principles. The appellants, working as stenographers, received payments in 2017 that were later deemed illegal when the HC disapproved the District Judge's decision. Recovery was ordered in 2023, three years post-retirement, without affording hearing opportunity. The SC applied established precedent that excess payments not involving employee fraud or misrepresentation are non-recoverable, particularly for non-gazetted employees. The recovery was deemed unsustainable and the appeal was allowed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=768593