SC reopens teacher back-benefits case

SC reopens teacher back-benefits case

The Supreme Court has set aside a Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Service Tribunal judgment and directed authorities to reconsider the case of a reinstated school teacher for grant of back benefits under Fundamental Rule (FR) 54. The court held that an employee honourably acquitted of criminal charges is entitled to full pay and service benefits for the period of absence, subject to lawful determination by the competent authority. The ruling was authored by …