Union Of India Through The Secretary ... vs Ram Roop Meena & Ors.

ik-26934349 Delhi High Court 29 November 2024 • 13 min read

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Case Significance

Union Of India Through The Secretary ... vs Ram Roop Meena & Ors. is a Delhi High Court decision dated November 29, 2024 (citation: ik-26934349). The Union of India challenged a Central Administrative Tribunal order that quashed recovery memoranda directing Government of India Press employees to return Leave Travel Concession amounts on the ground that tickets were purchased from unauthorized agents. The Court agreed with the Tribunal that in the absence of allegations that employees did not actually undertake the journeys, recovery could not be sought merely because tickets were purchased from unauthorized agents. The writ petition wa The bench comprised Justices Anoop Kumar Mendiratta and C. Hari Shankar. The judgment was delivered by Justice C. Hari Shankar. Counsel appearing: Aditya Shukla (counsel for petitioner), Ramesh Rawat (counsel for respondent), Sambhav Sharma (counsel for respondent), Vikrant N. Goyal (counsel for petitioner).

Summary

The Union of India challenged a Central Administrative Tribunal order that quashed recovery memoranda directing Government of India Press employees to return Leave Travel Concession amounts on the ground that tickets were purchased from unauthorized agents. The Court agreed with the Tribunal that in the absence of allegations that employees did not actually undertake the journeys, recovery could not be sought merely because tickets were purchased from unauthorized agents. The writ petition was dismissed.

What was the outcome of Union Of India Through The Secretary ... vs Ram Roop Meena & Ors.?

The Union of India challenged a Central Administrative Tribunal order that quashed recovery memoranda directing Government of India Press employees to return Leave Travel Concession amounts on the gro...

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