https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466223 Where posts are governed by a common recruitment and pay framework, isolating a single post to grant a higher pay scale based on qualifications alone is impermissible; the prior attachment to specific recruitment rules and acceptance of appointment precluded challenge to those rules, and the isolated higher fixation was held illegal with consequent quashing of proceedings that validated it. The illegally granted higher pay could not be retained; recovery of excess amounts is directed and both the recipient and the officers directly involved in granting the undue benefit are made liable to reimburse the exchequer, given the deliberate and non-bona fide nature of the infraction. en-us Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:12:53 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466223 Where posts are governed by a common recruitment and pay framework, isolating a single post to grant a higher pay scale based on qualifications alone is impermissible; the prior attachment to specific recruitment rules and acceptance of appointment precluded challenge to those rules, and the isolated higher fixation was held illegal with consequent quashing of proceedings that validated it. The illegally granted higher pay could not be retained; recovery of excess amounts is directed and both the recipient and the officers directly involved in granting the undue benefit are made liable to reimburse the exchequer, given the deliberate and non-bona fide nature of the infraction. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466223