ORDER

Per: - Rajinder Singh Dogra, Judicial Member

1. The applicant has filed the present Original Application under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 seeking the following reliefs: -

a) “allow the instant Original Application;

b) to set aside and quash the Order No. HΜΕ-Acct/147/2023-02 dated 17.08.2023 and the endorsement made on the Last Pay Certificate (LPC) of the applicant, whereby recovery has been ordered for an amount of Rs 4,85,800/-, on account of alleged excess payment of Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA), as the said action has been taken in violation of the principles of arbitrary, natural justice is and unconstitutional, and discriminatory;

c) direct the respondents to release the salary to the applicant without any deductions or delays; ,

d) further prayer to stay the operation of the impugned Order No. HME-Acct/147/2023-02 dated 17.08.2023 and the endorsement made on the Last Pay Certificate (LPC) of the applicant, whereby recovery has been ordered for an amount of Rs 4,85,800/-, on account of alleged excess payment of Non- Practicing Allowance (NPA).

e) pass any other order or grant any other relief that this Hon'ble Tribunal deems fit and proper in the f