STATE OF U.P. . vs JAWAHAR LAL BHATIA — C.A. No. 1993/2002

The Supreme Court partly allowed the State of U.P.'s appeal but reduced the pension withholding penalty from 75% to 25%. Dr. Jawahar Lal Bhatia, an ESIC hospital employee, was found guilty of charges including illegal appointments and unjustified expenditure in departmental proceedings; though no in-service punishment could be imposed post-retirement, the Court deemed the 75% pension reduction excessive and modified it accordingly. The State was directed to calculate and pay the difference in pensionary dues within three months. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.