CWP No.13447 of 2009.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.13447 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: 08.02.2010 **** Sukhvinder Singh Kalsi . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab and others . . . . . 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. Amrik Singh, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. B.S. Chahal, DAG Punjab ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner impugns the orders dated 15.12.208, (Annexure P5); 21.05.2009 (Annexure P8); 27.05.2009 (Annexure P9) and 14.07.2009 (Annexure P10), whereby, his pay has been reduced and re-fixed and consequential recovery has been ordered, after withdrawing the benefit of two increments granted to him on attaining the qualification of BE (Civil). (2). During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner fairly submits that he confines his challenge to the recovery order only. He relies CWP No.13447 of 2009.doc - 2 – upon the decision rendered by a Full Bench of this Court in Budh Ram and others vs. State of Haryana and others in CWP No.2799 of 2008 decided on 22.05.2009 and urges that in the light of the admitted facts and circumstances, no recovery can be effected from the petitioner, by the respondents as the petitioner never misled the Authorities to gain any service benefit or concealed the material facts. (3). Learned State counsel also does not dispute the factual plea taken by the petitioner. (4). For the reasons afore-stated, the writ petition is allowed in part; the impugned orders to the extent of ordering recovery from the petitioner, are hereby quashed. The re-fixation of the pay etc. is upheld. The recovery, if any, already made be refunded to the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. (5). Ordered accordingly. (6). Dasti . (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 08.2.2010 vishal shonkar