HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.8383 of 2008(O&M) Date of Decision: 15.02.2011 **** Manohar Singh . . . . Petitioner VS. PSEB & Ors. . . . . Respondents **** 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? **** Present: Mr. Sharwan Sehgal, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. BS Sudan, Advocate for Dr. Puneet Kaur Sekhon, Advocate for the respondents **** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner who retired from service w.e.f. 31.08.2007 from the post of Junior Engineer, seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to release his retiral dues along with interest. (2). Suffice it to mention here that payment of some of the retiral dues of the petitioner was withheld on two counts, namely, the pendency of the criminal case against him and the amount recoverable from him in terms of the order dated 22.10.1991 which was under challenge and subject matter of CWP No.6121 of 2006. (3). It appears that there is yet another recovery order dated 03.02.2008 in terms whereof a sum of Rs.1,71,186/- was CWP No.8383 of 2009.doc - 2 – sought to be recovered from the petitioner. It is stated that the petitioner impugned the said order in CWP No.3171 of 2009 which was quashed on the ground that it was not passed in accordance with the principles of natural justice though the respondents were granted liberty to pass fresh order in accordance with law. (4). Admitted facts are that since the petitioner has been acquitted in the criminal case and CWP No.6121 of 2006 has also been disposed of with a direction to the respondents to re-determine the amount actually recoverable from the petitioner on the setting aside of the punishment order dated 22.10.1991, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to determine the above- mentioned liabilities of the petitioner referable to the two recovery orders and thereafter release the balance retiral dues to which the petitioner is entitled to after adjusting the amount recoverable from him, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order and. (5). The petitioner shall be at liberty to impugn the recovery order(s), if so permissible under the law. (6). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 15.02.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge