HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD Mo Ifrahim .....Petitioner(s)

Versus The State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s)

Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anuj Mishra, Himanshu Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.

Court No. - 6 HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J.

1. Today when the matter is taken up, it is informed by learned counsel for the petitioner that controversy involved in the present case is squarely covered by a judgment and order passed by this Court in the case of Kunwar Pal Singh Vs. State of U.P. and others (Writ A No.11200 of 2023) decided on 17.07.2023. The said fact has been admitted by the learned Standing Counsel also.

2. The present petition has been filed challenging the order dated 02.04.2024 recovering Rs.4,46,619/- from the post retiral dues of the petitioner on the ground of excess payment because of alleged erroneous fixation of salary/ pay-scale. The petitioner retired as Urdu Translator from U.P. Police and on the date of his retirement he was posted at Police Station Najibabad, Bijnor. Apparently, the petitioner retired as a Group C employee.

3. Insofar as the present case is concerned, it is clear that the order of recovery has been passed by the respondents after