Order :

FARJAND ALI, J.

1. The petitioner has preferred the present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a direction to the respondents to refund an amount of Rs.2,47,000/- which was recovered from her husband’s leave encashment vide order dated03.02.2018.

2. Briefly stated, the petitioner’s husband joined the respondent Bank as a Branch Manager on 01.03.1985 and retired from service at the Chaba Branch on 31.01.2018 (PF/ID No. 3183), who died on 11.01.2023. His Death Certificate dated 01.02.2023 issued by Govt. Of Rajasthan, Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Jodhpur (Annex.A/1) is on record.

2.1. Under the Bank’s Leave Travel Concession (LTC) Scheme, her husband was sanctioned a sum of Rs.2,47,000/- for his approved travel plan, which was credited to his account through a sanction letter dated 07.11.2016. He undertook the journey between 07.11.2016 to 14.11.2016, and thereafter submitted his travel expense statement of Rs.2,69,111/- on 12.12.2016 for settlement.

2.2. Prior to his retirement, petitioner’s husband submitted a representation dated 11.10.2017 seeking early finalization of his LTC claim. However, upon superannuation, although all other