1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR : O R D E R : S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.4952/2002 Thar Regional Rural Bank Officers Association Vs. Union of India & Ors. Date of Order :: 21.07.2008 P R E S E N T HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL KRISHAN VYAS Mr.S.D. Purohit, for the petitioner. Mr.Sanjay Mathur, for the respondents. Heard learned counsel for the parties. In this writ petition, members of petitioner- Association are challenging order of recovery Annexure-2 dated 29th November, 2002 on the ground that impugned order has been passed without providing any opportunity of hearing, so also, without giving any notice to the employees for recovery. It is settled principle of law that in the event of passing any adverse order against an employee with regard to financial benefit, which is already granted to him, then the employer is under an obligation to at least give an opportunity of hearing to the concerned employee. 2 In this case admittedly no notice whatsoever has been given to the members of the petitioner-Association prior to passing order of recovery, therefore, I deem it just and proper to quash the order of recovery Annexure-2 dated 29th November, 2002 to the extent it relates to the discontinuance of computer increments and recovery. However, respondents are at liberty to pass a fresh order after providing opportunity of hearing to the members of petitioner-Association. It is also made clear that till fresh decision by the respondents, members of petitioner- Association shall be entitled for the benefit of computer increments already allowed to members of the petitioner- Association. With above observation/direction, present writ petition is disposed of. (GOPAL KRISHAN VYAS),J. A.K. Chouhan/-