C.W.P. No. 13478 of 2011 [ 1 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 13478 of 2011 Date of Decision: July 28,2011 Surjit Singh ........................................... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ................... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Ritu Bahri 1.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mrs. Anu Chatrath Kapur, Advocate for the petitioner. ... RITU BAHRI, J. (Oral) Challenge in this petition is to the order dated 3.4.2008 (Annexure P-7) whereby an amount of `63,019 has been recovered from the payment of gratuity which is paid to the petitioner in lieu of his retirement on 31.5.2008. The aforesaid order has been passed without giving any show cause notice to the petitioner and it does not explain any reason as to why this amount has been recovered. C.W.P. No. 13478 of 2011 [ 2 ] While relying on the judgment of this Court in Budh Ram and others v. State of Haryana and others 2009 (3) PLR 511 the writ petition is being disposed of by giving a direction to the respondents that the amount recovered in pursuance to the order dated 3.4.2008 (Annexure P-7) shall be refunded back to the petitioner within a period of six weeks. However, if on verification of the facts the respondents come to the conclusion that the petitioner was guilty of misrepresentation and fraud, they shall be at liberty to get the order reviewed within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The respondent department is at liberty to show cause notice and after hearing the petitioner pass order of recovery if need be. 28.7.2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) Rupi JUDGE