Supreme Court of India

Wg Cdr. Ashwini Kumar Handa (retd.) v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2018] 1 S.C.R. 873
Bench A. K. Sikri and Ashok Bhushan JJ.
Decided 1 February 2018

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Service Law: Refund of pay and allowances – Propriety of – Study l eave granted to appellant in terms of Army Instructions 13/78 – Submit ted Service Guarantee Certificate whereby, he was liable to serve for nine years from the date of return from study leave – Appell ant, on return from study leave, after serving for 6 years and 8 months was permitted to retire prematurely – Pay and allowances pa id during study leave were deducted from his post retirement dues on the ground that he committed breach of contract by not serving for nine years – Order of recovery challenged – Armed Forces

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