A Punjab Govt employee was guilty of embezzlement of govt money in departmental inquiry and punished with the recovery of pecuniary loss caused to the govt. to the extent of 20 % (cut in pension ) for 5 years was being made from her pension. Now She was dead.
Now the issue was whether this govt.money can be recovered from her own pension and family pension also. If the family pension is claimed by legal heirs Can pecuniary loss cause to Government be recovered from Legal Heirs?
One Punjab Govt employee has criminal proceedings in the trial court. Now she died. Court abate proceedings. Can Recovery from Pension of pecuniary loss caused to Government be made even criminal proceedings abate. If the pension is claimed by Legal Heirs. What is fate? Can pecuniary loss cause to Government be recovered from Legal Heirs?
The Bihar Government has filed criminal case after 13 years of my retirement. Government has filed a criminal case against me under section 420/467/468/471/409/201/120-B IPC for granting illegal licenses to some traders of Bihar in the discharge of my official duties. It was the regime of Lalu Yadav when the government frequently changes rules and regulation for granting licenses. Now I am retired from the public post in the year 2002 March 12.
I have been availing all the retiral benefits and also enjoy pension. On November 3 of the year 2014, I received a letter from the PS of my department that Honorable Governor of state passed an order to recover all the loss, suffered to department from granting illegal licenses, from my pension. Sir, is it legitimate to file a criminal case and recover that amount out of my pension after 25 years from the date of occurrence and 13 years of my retirement?