@D HIGH COURT OF CHHAT’NSGARH AT BILASPUR Wfit i3etiti0n {S} N6. 5670 0f 2006 P€1itisn€rz Smt. HaSina Bagum’ Ag€ 53 about ycars, Wio Shri Gani Mahamma , AssistaBt Teacher, R/o Balaji Ward 7, Jain Mandir Road, 116m" Oswal Bhawan, JagdeJpur, Distt. — Bastar (CG) Vcrsus \sSpondems: 1. State Ggvermnant Bf Chhattisgarh, Thr0ug11:- Sscrstaiy, Tribai WaEare Department 8r, E(iucation Qépartxmnt, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur {C.G.) 2. Joint \Dirccmr (Treasury and E3ei1sion), Jagdalimr, Distt. — Basia: (C.G.) 3. 31:30}; Education Dtlicer, Tribal Welfam Departmant Darhha Distn‘ct -— Bastar (C.G.) Sahayak Pariyojna Prashasak, Akikrit Adiwasi Vikas . Pariyojna, Jagdalpur, Dstrict — Basm1'(C.G.) WRIT PETITIOE UPJDER ARTICLE 225 GE THE CéNSTiTUTiGW OF iii§iA r Sirigie Beiich: Hon’blc Mr. Jasu'cc sa€§3h §. Aai%ihatri, 8111i Ajay Shrivastava, Advocate for the petitioner. Shyi S. K. Mishra, Pan€1 Lawyar {Gr the msyoim‘ants. k‘ .y.. . Tha patitisner is aggn‘aved by the action of the veewmidema whereby— tha mgpmldents have rieductaé a sum 0f RS. 40,446,“ fmm {ha graLui‘Ly amount tawarda excess payment mads ‘16 tha yatitionsr dux‘ing tha §eri<3€1 10.11.1‘382 ts 31.12.1985 {Ra 13,538/-; am. 1.119195 to 31.8.2006 Rs. away—3 by erdar ( da ed 26. 10.2606 (Annexure P/ 1). ORDER (PPSSfzd 0n t. i& 8’11 day rfJammry, (25mg) @ 0£ The brief factg, in mitshall, are that t11€ petitionar W513 wsfkiug 011 “e p63 0f Assistant Teacl er. He tack valuutarily retirsmerit waf. 31.8.2006. By Grcl€r datad 159.2(206 (Ammxure Pl 2) it was dilectad t6 rscsvgr RS. 13,538/- far mass paymeat made t6 tha 13€titi011€r dum’ng the pan‘ot’. 11.11.1982 to 31.12.2005 arid by 41‘ Grder dated 26. 10.2006 {Annex-are P/3) it was climated to weaver Rs. 26,908I— far excess payment made to the petitioner during the pe'n'od 1.1.1‘9‘95 to 31.8.1996. By impugned order dated 25.10.2095 (Annemre Pl 1) while granting rehial‘beneids, the total amount of Rs. 40,446/— (13538+26908) has been deducted fmm the ameum of gratuity. 3. Lew "ed eeunsel apeearmg f r the petitioner submits that there is no fault 0a the part of the eetitioner “d the “etmt is yaid te him in aeeoxdanee wt: the pay scales, 1evisec1 and fixed by the resnendents frem time te in e. The respondents eannet recover the “mount, aheady paid to the petitioner, after such a long period, after his retirement, that too without fohowing the principles of namra1 justice. )f 4. Learned counsel a hearing for the respondents submits that sin e the pay of the pe “hotter was f ed contrary to the provisions and on scrutiny it is tonnd that excess amount has been paid, the same can be recovered from the retrial benefits of the petitioner, even on tetirernent, without affoniing an opportunity of hearing. (11. . The Supreme Court in the case of Sahib Ram Vs. gtate of Hays-ma and othersl in para 5 has hc1d as under:- “5. Admittediy the appellant does not possess the required educationai quakjications. Under the circumstaiwes the appellant wouid not be emitted to the rte-taxation. The h) P3im¢al erred in grarmhg u‘n 1"“ mZaxatian Since €113 dat€ 3f rekvcatian ms appdlam had beer» paid his 5alary an the revisecg 3wle‘. Hawever; £3 is not 0n mun: of aay mim'epi‘esenfatt'cn made hy me appeflcmi thai the bemefit of $716 higher pay sccJe‘ was given fa him but E3; wrang cansi uwiari made by he Pnrmpai f9: w} Ch the appelkmi ca’mut as keid to be at ‘aulc . r the czrcumstams the \ x; '\ amount pmd all date may m3» e recavered from {he appet’za; a a 6 ThJs ()0 m m mu eagc of Vidyadhm ”wari Va state af Chha €§s ark a6 others? hag hcld {hat far thc cxcess 13aymm1t, if mm mads to the petitiurmr 116 wa‘s not at fau t a31d thu amount recewad b” huh might havs heal used by adjusting himsdf accardingly teating tha sama as his salary. At this staga directing mecvmy of the. allaged excass am um fmm ths parisiorlaij; naflts of tile pnhtwnei‘ Wm not be Just and. proper 7. In View Gf tha foragoing emd as admmsd by learn€d counsel “p“‘ahng fGr bofh the pm'“€a, thb peumm “taxids §isp03€& of in tcrms 0f thc old Jaascd m Jab caac 6f Vidyadh Tiwari (Suiwea J16 amomn so dbdhctad by oxua datad 26.10.2096 ‘Annmmre P,’ 1‘ Lb paici ta thy pammlsr Vv '1 simpk intarwt. No onier as to costs. i Satish K. Agnihotri 9 Judge Sd/- ”‘95 Supp( ° CC ”0;, {”006 (l, J! P H ’1‘ 1G5 C (3.}9} { Thakur ‘