IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 14356 of 2009. [O&M] Date of Decision: 28st April, 2010. Sat Pal Petitioner through Mr. R.K.Arora, Advocate Versus State of Punjab & Ors. Respondents through Mr. B.S.Chahal, 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 seeks quashing of the orders dated 7.7.2009 and 10.8.2009 [Annexures P-3 and P-4] whereby two proficiency step-up increments given to him on completion of 18 and 24 years of regular service w.e.f. 1.12.1994 and 2.12.2000, respectively have been withdrawn and recovery of the excess payment of Rs.68,351/- has been ordered. The petitioner also seeks a Mandamus to direct the respondents to release the due retiral benefits without any reduction in his pay, and on the basis of last pay drawn by him. So far as challenge to the 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 orders are hereby quashed. The 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. This Court vide order dated 31st March, 2010 passed in CWP No. 18754 of 2007 [Amarjit Singh v State of Punjab & Ors. ] has constituted a Departmental Committee headed by an officer not below the rank of the Special/Additional or Joint Secretary of the Health Department along with two other officers, one of whom shall be from the Directorate of Health Services, Punjab, to consider the respective claims of the persons like the petitioner. Since the factual assertions need to be ascertained to resolve the controversy, this petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to make a comprehensive representation before the afore- stated Officers'-Committee, who shall then, after affording the petitioner an opportunity of personal hearing, make appropriate recommendations as early as possible and preferably within a period of three months from the date a certified copy of this order is received. Till the Committee takes any decision, the petitioner shall continue to draw his retiral benefits as per the reduced/re-fixed pay. Disposed of. Dasti. April 28, 2010. ( SURYA KANT ) dinesh JUDGE