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Delhi HC dismisses plea seeking release of dearness allowance to govt employees

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NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court (HC) dismissed a plea seeking direction to the Centre and Delhi government to release the enhanced dearness allowance (DA) to government employees and pensioners.

The petition had challenged the central government's decision to freeze the DA of public servants and pensioners in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic. “So far, as the right to receive the increase of dearness allowance/ dearness relief already declared by the government with effect from 01.01.2020 is concerned, it falls well within the domain of the central government to decide as to when to disburse the said increase," said the HC order, which as uploaded last night. “There is no obligation in law upon the central government to disburse the

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