P&H: Denies Interest on Delayed Leave Encashment, Citing Pending FIR
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a retired Haryana medical officer’s plea for interest on leave encashment paid more than two years after his retirement. Justice Nidhi Gupta held that the delay was not shown to be inordinate or deliberate.
Dr. Shailendra Kumar Khambra retired as a Senior Medical Officer on June 30, 2023. He received leave encashment of Rs 31.82 lakh in February 2026 and sought 12% annual interest, alleging that the amount had been unjustifiably withheld. He said no departmental proceedings or charge-sheet were pending against him when he retired.
Khambra argued that the State had...
