Allahabad High Court Rules on Pay for Reinstated Employees

The Allahabad High Court declared that the 'no work-no pay' rule is inapplicable to reinstated Uttar Pradesh government employees who were fully exonerated. The ruling, favoring petitioner Dinesh Prasad, affirmed that such employees are entitled to full pay for the dismissal period and that this dismissal time counts as active service.

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that the 'no work-no pay' principle does not apply to reinstated Uttar Pradesh government employees who have been fully exonerated.

Justice Salil Kumar Rai, allowing a writ petition filed by Dinesh Prasad, clarified that Rule 54 of the Financial Hand Book Volume-II guarantees full pay for a dismissed employee exonerated from all charges after reinstatement. This period will be considered active duty.

The court emphasized that a reinstated government servant cannot be denied pay and allowances for the dismissal period unless they were gainfully employed during that time. The petitioner, a UP Police officer, was dismissed but later cleared of all charges and reinstated. The court ordered compliance with its ruling.