Recovery Denied After 18 Years for Excess Salary Paid to Diploma Holder Due to Administrative Error: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court, in a significant judgment under administrative and service jurisprudence, held that recovering excess salary due to administrative error is impermissible when there is no fraud or misrepresentation by the employee and a long time has elapsed. The ruling was made by Justice Smita Das De while allowing the writ petition in the case of Tarun Kanti Naskar vs. State of West Bengal & Others. Petitioner appointed…
