• Pension reduction after 4 years of employment

I used to work in an central govt educational institution for about 28 YEARS as a non teaching staff. 

I retired on March 2017 after about 28 years of service. 

On December 2021, I received notification letter from my employer saying my pay scale was incorrect and they have now decided to recover and 'regularise my pension'. Since December 2021, I am receiving reduced amount of pension as I was receiving post retirement. 

I have been writing to the employer/organisation asking under which rules they have reduced my pension. 

I am told they have not recovered any money, they have just regularised my pension.

My understanding is that my pension is reduced and also I learnt from Google 
Office Memorandum, F.No. 18/03/20 1 5-Estt. (Pay-I) [Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Personnel & Training] dt. 02/03/2016] point 4 that this kind of activity is not right.. 

Is my understanding correct? Guidance suggested
Asked 2 years ago in Labour

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If you have been informed that the pension amount has been regularised which is actually nothing but a reduced amount and you have been quoted the reason as well as the provisions of law for modifying the pension amount, you may first ascertain the facts 

The OM what you referred may be of use to you to quote the relevant law in this regard in order to get relief. 

You can first make a strong representation to the competent authority, i.e., your employer and request to cancel the orders passed by it which actually reduced the quantum of your pension.

If you do not get any proper response or your request is rejected, you may file a writ petition against the employer citing the supreme court judgment in this regard and knock the doors of the court to get justice. 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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Your understanding is correct 

 

organisation cannot seek to reduce your pension 

 

file writ petition in HC against reduction of your pension 

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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Recovery has been made effective from your pension after almost three months short of 5 years. The action of your employer contravenes the OM dated 02.03.2016 issued by DoP&T. The Hon'ble Supreme Court has discussed and held that such recoveries are iniquitous and therefore arbitrary. You have rightly pointed out wherein, recovery from retired employees is impermissible in law.

You may write to them (your employer) to stop such recovery immediately citing this OM. In case of not getting any relief from your department, you may approach CAT by filing OA.

 

Rajinder Kumar
Advocate, New Delhi
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4.9 on 5.0

Yes it's correct

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
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Dear Client,

you can issue a legal notice to them to provide the correct amount of pension. 

Anik Miu
Advocate, Bangalore
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- As per Pension Rules , Pension are not in the nature of reward but there is a binding obligation on Government which can be claimed as a right.

- Further, it can be forfeited only on resignation, removal or dismissal from service.

- Further, a pension is sanctioned, its continuance depends on future good conduct vide Article 351, CSR [Rule 8, CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972] but it cannot be stopped or reduced for other reasons.

- Hence, your pension cannot be reduced for the said reasons of incorrection of scales, 

- You can give a compliant to the competent authority against the said employer. 

Mohammed Shahzad
Advocate, Delhi
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