IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. C.W.P. (T) No. 12698 of 2008. Decided on 23.02.2011. _____________________________________________________ Bhag Singh Thakur. …Petitioner. -Versus- H.P. Tourism Development Corporation and Others. …Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. __________________________________________________________ For the petitioner. : Mr. P.P. Chauhan, Advocate. For the respondents. : Mr. Naresh Kaul, Advocate. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajiv Sharma, Judge (Oral): Case of the petitioner, in a nut-shell, is that a sum of Rs.50,000/- has been ordered to be recovered from his salary without following the provisions as laid down in Rule 39 of the H.P. Tourism Development Corporation Limited (Staff) Regulations, 1972. Once the procedure has been prescribed in the Rules, the same should be scrupulously followed and adopted. 2. Consequently, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner with regard to recoveries, strictly as per the procedure prescribed under Rule 39 of the H.P. Tourism Development Corporation Limited (Staff) Regulations, 1972, within a period of two months from the date of production of a certified copy of this judgment by the petitioner. It is also made clear that since it is a 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?. No. case of recovery, the petitioner shall be heard in person. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma) Judge February 23, 2011. (bhupender)