Government wins appeal over RM1.7 billion pension adjustment order PUTRAJAYA: The government today succeeded in its appeal to set aside the High Court’s decision ordering it to pay pension arrears totaling RM1.7 billion to 531,976 pensioners based on their last salaries in accordance with the Public Service Department Circular 2016. The decision was made by a panel of three Court of Appeal judges, comprising Datuk Lim Chong Fong, Datuk Azhahari Kamal Ramli and Datuk Meor Hashimi Abdul Hamid, in a judicial review application filed by Aminah Ahmad, who retired as a civil servant at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the unanimous decision, Azhahari said the pension adjustment issue […]

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