Termination Without Due Process: Teacher on Unauthorised Leave (1995-1999) Entitled to Post-Retiral Benefits, Directs Rajasthan High Court

A recent ruling from the Rajasthan High Court has shed light on the Rajasthan Civil Services (RSR), particularly Rule 86 that deals with the consequences of willful absence from duty. The court evaluated whether the termination of a government employee's services for prolonged absence violated legal norms, and whether post-retiral benefits should be granted in such cases. In the case, Ms. Meera Sharma, a government servant, was serving as a…