JUDGMENT :

Arun Monga, J.

1. Since common questions of fact and law are involved in this bunch of petitions, they are being decided by a common order. For the sake of convenience, the facts are being taken from CWP No.14071/2017.

2. The grievance of the petitioners herein stems from the orders dated 01.03.2016 (Annex.6), 09.10.2017 (Annex.10), 25.11.2024 (Annex.18), 08.06.2015 (Annex.9), 16.06.2015 (Annex.10), and 25.11.2014 (Annex.25) respectively, by which recovery was ordered against the petitioners.

3. Briefly, the relevant facts as pleaded in CWP No.14071/2017 are that the petitioner was initially appointed as a Ward Boy (Class-IV employee) on 21.05.1989 and was granted the 1st Selection Grade after 12 years of service.

3.1 The petitioner was promoted to the post of LDC in the pay scale of Rs.950-1680/-. After promotion, the services of the petitioner were governed by the Raj Subordinate Offices Ministerial Staff Rules, 1997.

3.2 In pursuance of the order dated 03.12.1996, the petitioner joined duty as an LDC, and in pursuance of the notification dated 25.01.1992, the petitioner was granted the benefit of the 1st selection grade on completion of 9 years of service in the post of LDC