In Brief
A university lecturer, appointed in 1981, was ordered absorbed in 2018 following earlier proceedings, but disputed non-compliance regarding arrears of salary and withheld pension. The Supreme Court found that determining actual working days and calculating arrears requires fact-finding unsuitable for contempt proceedings. It directed the university administration to conduct a discrete enquiry with due process, separately determine pension and salary arrears, and complete payments within specified timeframes. The Court clarified that pension withholding was not governed by earlier orders limiting salary for non-working periods and should be decided based on service from absorption date.
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