JUDGMENT :

1. This writ petition calls into question the action of the respondents in proposing to effect recoveries from the petitioners Government servants as a consequence of the notification dated 30th October, 2017 issued by the State Government.

2. Learned counsel Shri Gour has drawn the Court's attention to the order dated 25.11.2021 passed by Coordinate Division Bench of this Court in a bunch of writ petitions led by Santosh Sharma v. State of Rajasthan (D.B. Civil Writ Petition No.5920/2021), wherein it was observed as below:-

"Today, when this group of petitions was taken up for hearing, the learned Advocate General tendered an affidavit dated 25th November 2021 filed by one Shri Mangi Lal, Officer-in-Charge of the respondents, in which it is stated that the State Government is considering all the issues with respect to the notification and for such purpose a Committee has been constituted under order dated 05.08.2021. The scope of this Committee involves other issues but one of them being the question of grant of ACP benefits to the Government employees. It is stated that such Committee will take into account the issues arising out the amendments made by notification dated 30th October, 2017. According to the learned Advocate General, this will take about three months time. Till then, no further recoveries would be made on the basis of the said notification.

In our opinion, when the Government, on its own, is considering the multiple issues arising out of the said notification, it would not be proper on our part to examine the legality and validity of the notification. We would therefore dispose of these petitions with certain directions. Before issuing final directions, we may notice that in some of the cases of the pensioners, part or full recoveries have already been made. These recoveries may not be retained by the State till fresh decision is taken, of course, subject to outcome of the decision of the Government and further order of the Court in case the controversy raises.

Under the circumstances, all these petitions are disposed of with the following directions:-

(i) Let the Government reconsider the entire issue as is stated before us. Final decision preferably may be taken by 28th February, 2022.

(ii) After the decision is taken by the Government, if any of the grievances of the petitioners survive, it would be open for them to file fresh petitions.

(iii) Till fresh decision is taken, the State Government shall not make any further recovery on the basis of the notification dated 30th October, 2017.

(iv) Recoveries already made from the pensioners would be refunded, subject to final decision of the Government, subject to further challenge.

We are informed that in some of the petitions additional issues have also been raised. None of these issues would get affected by this order. It would be open for the petitioners to file an independent petition, as may be advised subject to all objections of the Government which are kept open."

3. In view of the fact that the controversy involved in this writ petition is ad idem, the matter is disposed of in light of the above order. There is no order as to costs.