India, Sept. 10 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the government to pay Rs.9 lakh in compensation for a bureaucrat's loss of reputation after his compulsory retirement in 2018 on the grounds of questionable integrity, and to ensure a proper farewell at his office.

A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nadu directed that all emoluments, notional promotional benefits, and the Rs.6 lakh that the former Indian Trade Service (ITS) officer SS Das incurred on the eight-year legal battle be paid to him.

The court ordered the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) to call Das back to the office and give him the fitting farewell he deserved on his superannuation.

Das was issued a compulsory retirement order in May 2018 while he...