Rs.14k-cr DA dues in 14 days 'constitutionally impossible': Pb to SC
New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- The Punjab government on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court against a Punjab and Haryana High Court order directing it to clear around Rs.14,191 crore in pending dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) dues to state employees and pensioners within a fortnight, arguing that the direction is not merely difficult to comply with but "constitutionally impossible".
In its petition, filed through the additional chief secretary, finance, the state challenged the August 3 judgment directing payment of the dues at rates applicable to All India Services officers serving in Punjab. It said the high court had effectively ordered withdrawal of a massive amount from the state's Consolidated Fund without following the constituti...
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