IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 10201 of 2010. [O&M] Date of Decision: 7th October, 2010. Smt. Bimla Devi Petitioner through Mr. V.K.Sandhir, Advocate Versus State of Punjab & Ors. Respondents through Mr. Namit Kumar, Advocate. 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 impugns the action of Nagar Council, Mansa whereby a sum of `42,354/- has been deducted from the retiral dues towards the alleged excess payment made to her while granting the selection grade. The petitioner has already retired from the post of SS Mistress from the Industrial Training Institute run by the Municipal Council, Mansa w.e.f. 31.12.2008. The respondents have filed their reply/affidavit which is taken on record. It is no where averred by the respondents in their reply that the petitioner mis-represented the facts or played any fraud or deceived the authorities to secure any monetary gain to which she was not entitled to. That being so, the recovery of the afore-stated amount from the petitioner can not sustain as ruled by a Full Bench of this court in Budh Ram v State of Haryana & Ors. 2009[3] PLR, 511. For the reasons afore-stated, the writ petition is allowed. The recovery effected by the respondents vide impugned order dated 13.11.2009 [Annexure P-3] is set aside and the withheld amount is ordered to be refunded to the petitioner within a period of three months from the date a certified copy of this order is received. Disposed of. Dasti. October 07, 2010. ( SURYA KANT ) dinesh JUDGE