CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 20943 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 20943 of 2010 DATE OF DECISION: NOVEMBER 25, 2010 Suminder Singh & others .....Petitioners VERSUS The State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI. PRESENT: Mr. R.K. Arora, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. B.S. Chahal, D.A.G., Punjab. **** RITU BAHRI, J. This petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India has been filed praying for issuance of writ in the nature of certiorari/mandamus quashing the orders dated 20.10.2010 (Annexures P-2 & P-3), dated 25.10.2010, 31.10.2010 and 28.1.2010 (Annexures P-4 to P-6 respectively), to the extent these direct recovery of excess amount paid on account of grant of increments without passing typing test. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that the claim of the petitioners is limited to challenge to recovery only. Refixation of pay is not under challenge. This issue came up before this Court in C.W.P. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 20943 of 2010 -2- No.20091 of 2010, titled as Kanwal Lal Versus State of Punjab & others, decided on 11.11.2010. In view of the law laid down by the Full Bench of this Court in Budh Ram & others Versus State of Haryana & others, C.W.P. No.2799 of 2008, decided on 22.5.2009, reported as 2009(3) PLR 511, the respondents cannot effect recovery. Learned Judge has disposed of C.W.P. No.20091 of 2010 by placing reliance on decision in C.W.P. No.697 of 2010, Kaur Chand Versus State of Punjab & others, decided on 2.3.2010. Notice of motion. On the asking of the Court, Mr. B.S. Chahal, D.A.G., Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. Requisite number of copies of the petition have been handed over to learned counsel for the respondents. He does not dispute that the present writ petition is squarely covered by the decision rendered in Kanwal Lal's case (supra). In view of the fact that the issue raised in this petition is squarely covered by the judgment rendered in Kanwal Lal's case (supra), this petition is allowed in the same terms. November 25, 2010 ( RITU BAHRI ) monika JUDGE