STATE OF PUNJAB . vs KARAM SINGH — SLP(C) No. 24840/2010

Summary of SLP(C) No. 24840/2010 - State of Punjab v. Karam Singh The Supreme Court dismissed the petition on 2 August 2013. The State of Punjab sought to recover allegedly excess amounts paid to employees, but the High Court had quashed recovery orders. The Court held that since employees were not responsible for pay-fixation errors by authorities, recovering amounts from them was "wholly arbitrary, unjustified and violative of natural justice." The Court directed the State to repay any recovered amounts within three months, or face 12% per annum interest. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.