2016 circular didn’t provide for salary revision, appeals court told
The Court of Appeal was told today that government retirees are not entitled to a pension adjustment under a 2016 public service department (JPA) circular, as the document does provide for a salary revision.
Senior federal counsel Ahmad Hanir Hambali said paragraph 3 of the circular, known as PP 1/2016, made no mention of the term “salary revision”.
“The circular is merely an enhancement of the service scheme for civil servants,” he said in submissions before a three-member bench chaired by Justice Lim Chong Fong.
Also on the bench hearing the appeal were Justices Azhahari Kamal Ramli and Meor Hashimi Abdul Hamid.
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