1. This writ petition has been filed against the order passed by the second respondent for recovery of excess amount of pension paid to the petitioner.

2. According to the petitioner, he was working as Senior Ferro Printer at Engineering Department of Southern Railways, Madurai from 1972 to 2007 and retired on 31.08.2007. After retirement, he is getting pension as per the Pension Payment Order (P.P.O)No.0608213393 through the second respondent bank in his Savings Bank Account No.10828724463. Now, the second respondent is deducting a sum of Rs.2,500/- from his pension amount of the petitioner from May 2014. The second respondent, without issuing any notice to the petitioner and without conducting enquiry whatsoever has passed the impugned order. The only reason assigned in the impugned order is that there is an error in calculating the dearness allowance eligible to the petitioner and it is rectified now and except that no other particulars were given.

3. According to the petitioner, he is a senior citizen and he is suffering from various ailments and he is also having unmarried daughter and his entire family is depending on the meagre pension received by him and the recovery s