The Hon’ble Supreme Court has ordered/allowed the grant of one annual increment to the petitioners retiring on 30th June or 31st December, which they earned on the last day of their service for rendering one year qualifying service preceding one year to the date of retirement.
It has been decided to extend the benefit of one annual increment with monetary benefit to all the employees retiring from service on 30th June/31st December, on completion of one year qualifying service, for pension and pensionary benefits, irrespective of whether they are party/applicant to a court case or not with respect to the said matter provided such affected officials are otherwise eligible for the same.
However, the said benefit shall be granted only to those officials who have retired or who will be retiring from service after the date of orders of the Hon’ble supreme Court dated 11.04.2023 i.e to the officials retired or retiring on and from 30th June 2023 onwards.
A number of court cases have been filed by the applicants in AFT and CAT earlier. Now if you are rtiring or retired on or after 11.04.2023.
Letter by CAG Department is given here in pdf form – click here.
Circular of DOPT on Notional Increment – https://doptcirculars.nic.in/OM/files/Annexures/515_1.pdf
