Judgment

B.R. Sarangi, J.

The petitioner, who was appointed as a Lecturer in Electrical Department in Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang has filed this application seeking for a direction for refund of Rs.1,11,651/-, which has been recovered from him towards salary, leave salary and allowances received during the period from 20.07.1995 to 17.01.1997 along with interest thereon.

2. The short fact of the case in hand is that the petitioner was appointed as Lecturer in Electrical Department in Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang on 18.5.1990. The petitioner having been selected, applied to undergo higher studies for M.Tech. Course at IIT, Kharagpur in the quality improvement programme for a period of one and half year as a sponsored candidate. The Principal, Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang directed the petitioner to execute an undertaking to the effect that after returning from the higher studies the petitioner shall serve for a period of at least twice the period of deputation in the IGIT, Sarang vide letter dated 7.7.1995. Consequentially, the petitioner executed the bond on 10.07.1995 vide Annexure-3. Thereafter, the Principal relieved the petitioner