Excess Payment to Employee due to Erroneous Interpretation of Rule Not Recoverable : Supreme Court

Thomas Daniel Vs State of Kerala (Supreme Court of India)

This Court in a catena of decisions has consistently held that if the excess amount was not paid on account of any misrepresentation or fraud of the employee or if such excess payment was made by the employer by applying a wrong principle for calculating the pay/allowance or on the basis of a particular interpretation of rule/order which is subsequently found to be erroneous, such excess payment of emoluments or allo

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