IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP (T) No. 5611 of 2008. Decided on: 22nd October, 2010. Durga Prasad. .….. Petitioner. Versus Financial Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Public Works Department and others. ……. Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Sharma, Judge. For the petitioner : None. For the Respondents : Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed with the following prayers: “(i) To quash and set aside the impugned order dated 17.10.1998 at Annexure PA. (ii) To direct the respondents not to demote the applicant as Fitter Gr.II and allow him to continue to work as Mech.-cum-Fitter Gr.I as heretobefore i.e. ante 17.10.1998. (iii) To restrain the respondents from making any recovery from the pay and allowances and or other dues of the applicant towards excess payment alleged to have been drawn by the applicant on the basis of his fixation in the scale of Rs.140-300 w.e.f. 1.7.1977.” 2. In view of the stand taken in the reply that the recovery has been effected after following the due process, in case the petitioner has any grievance left, it will be open for him to make a representation before the first respondent, in which case the first respondent will consider the matter and 2 pass appropriate orders thereon within a period of four months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment by the petitioner. The writ petition is disposed of. Dasti copy. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice 22nd October, 2010 (Justice V.K. Sharma), (tr) Judge.