UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS V/S SMT. KAUSHALYA NEGI

NAINITAL, India, March 12 -- Uttarakhand High Court issued the following judgment/order on Feb. 10:

1. The appellants, by means of instant appeal, have challenged the order of learned Single Judge dated 30.04.2024 by which WPSS No.1122 of 2016, "Smt. Kaushalya Negi Alias Sona Devi Vs. Union of India and Others" was allowed to the extent of award of interest @ 7% on the arrears of pension, and also the order dated 03.04.2025, passed on the recall application of the appellants.

2. The office has reported a delay of 446 days in filing the instant appeal, reckoning the limitation from the date of original order in the writ petition i.e. from 30.04.2024.

3. Learned counsel for the appellants submits that the application filed by the appella...