Double Dearness<\/em> Allowance: <\/em>In a recent judgment delivered by Justice C. Kumarappan<\/strong> of the Madras High Court<\/strong>, the Court examined a dispute where a retired woman employee claimed that she was not receiving dearness allowance<\/strong> on her regular pension after retirement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Court carefully reviewed the facts and found that the claim was based on a misunderstanding, as records clearly showed that she had been receiving pension along with dearness allowance continuously. <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n The petitioner had been appointed on compassionate grounds<\/strong> after her husband\u2019s death and later retired from service. She was receiving both family pension and her own pension<\/strong>, but she approached the Court stating that dearness allowance was not being paid on her regular pension. However, the respondents produced records showing that pension along with dearness allowance had been paid continuously.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n After reviewing the material, the Court clearly observed: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe petitioner without taking into consideration of commutation of pension amount, under misconception, she preferred the writ petition, as if she receives no Dearness Allowance for the pension.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The Court further emphasized the settled legal position and quoted: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe ratio of the decision in the case of Union of India \u2026 is, that a pensioner cannot draw two dearness reliefs \u2014 one on the salary and the other on pension.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Considering both the facts and the law, the Court found no fault in the decision taken by the authorities. It concluded that the claim had no merit and therefore refused to interfere<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Accordingly, the writ petition was dismissed<\/strong>, and the Court upheld the existing pension payment as valid under law. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Law \/ Section<\/strong> <\/td> Purpose<\/strong> <\/td> How Applied in This Case<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr> Article 226<\/a> of the Constitution of India<\/strong> <\/td> Gives High Courts power to issue writs like Certiorari and Mandamus <\/td> The petitioner filed this writ seeking to quash an order and claim additional pension benefits <\/td><\/tr> Rule 20A \u2013 Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Employees Provident Fund Rules<\/strong> <\/td> Regulates payment of dearness allowance to pensioners <\/td> Used to examine whether the petitioner was entitled to dearness allowance on more than one pension <\/td><\/tr> Rule 75(21) \u2013 Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993<\/strong> <\/td> Restricts dearness relief when a pensioner is re-employed <\/td> Referred for legal interpretation to support the principle that double benefit is not allowed <\/td><\/tr> Supreme Court Judgment<\/a> (Union of India case)<\/strong> <\/td> Establishes that double dearness relief cannot be claimed <\/td> Relied upon by the Court to conclude that one person cannot receive two dearness allowances simultaneously <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Case Details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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