CWP(T) No. 8454 of 2008 24.11.2009 Present: Mr. Mehar Chand, Advocate vice Mr. R.K. Gautam, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. R.K. Sharma, Senior Additional Advocate General with Mr. P.K. Sharma, Additional Advocate General, Mr. J.K. Verma and Mr. Anil Jaswal, Deputy Advocate Generals, for respondents No. 1 to 3. Mr. Lokender Thakur, Advocate, for respondent No. 4. The petitioner was granted pension @ Rs. 620/- per month. However, the same was reduced to Rs. 548/- per month. The respondents have also decided to effect recoveries of an amount of Rs. 4,554/- already paid to the petitioner. Admittedly, the petitioner was not heard before effecting the recoveries from his pension. Consequently, the action of the respondents of reducing the pension of the petitioner is declared illegal. Accordingly, the petition is allowed. Annexure PD and PE dated 28.1.2002 are quashed and set aside. However, the liberty is reserved to the respondents to proceed in the matter in accordance with law. (R.B. Misra), Acting Chief Justice (Rajiv Sharma), Judge November 24, 2009, Bhupender