IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 2695 of 2009. [O&M] Date of Decision: 5thApril, 2010. Shashi Lata Petitioner through Mr. S.K.Arora, Advocate Versus State of Punjab & Ors. Respondents through Mrs. Charu Tuli, Sr.DAG, Punjab. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT. 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? SURYA KANT, J. [ORAL] The petitioner is a retired Hindi Teacher from the Education Department, Punjab. She is aggrieved at the order dated 16.01.2009 [Annexure P-2] whereby the recovery of over-payment is sought to be made after withdrawal of proficiency step-up. She also seeks a Mandamus to direct the respondents to release her full pensionary benefits. So far as recovery is concerned, learned counsel for the parties are ad-idem that the controversy is squarely answered in favour of the petitioner by a Full Bench decision of this Court in Budh Ram v State of Haryana & Ors. 2009[3] PLR, 511. Consequently, the recovery order is hereby quashed. Recovery, if any, effected from the petitioner, shall be refunded within a period of four months from the date a certified copy of this order is received. Adverting to the claim of the petitioner that she is to be granted the pensionary benefits on the basis of the actual pay drawn by her till retirement, this Court vide order dated 02.03.2010 passed in CWP No. 16323 of 2008 [Smt. Sudarshana Devi & Anr. V State of Punjab & Ors.] has constituted an Officers' Committee to look into such like claims which essentially require verification of the individual facts. The writ petition qua the afore-stated relief, is accordingly disposed of by relegating the petitioner before the Officers' Committee, who shall consider the afore-stated claim in accordance with the Rules/Government instructions and keeping in view the facts of individual case and shall make appropriate recommendations after hearing the petitioner in person. The needful shall be done within a period of four months from the date a certified copy of this order is received. Till the Committee takes any decision, the petitioner shall continue to draw her retiral benefits as per the reduced/re-fixed pay. Disposed of. Dasti. April 05, 2010. ( SURYA KANT ) dinesh JUDGE