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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
N.Sathish Kumar, M.Jothiraman, JJ
Yogambal – Appellant
Versus
Registrar General – Respondent
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| 1. challenge to departmental recovery of excess salary. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. prohibition of recovery from lower-level staff for administrative errors. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. quashing of the recovery order and direction for refund. (Para 6) |
(Order of the Court was made by N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.)
Challenging the impugned order for recovery of excess amount of pay and allowance paid for the period from 01.10.2017 to 31.10.2025, amounting to Rs.86,419/-, this Writ Petition has been filed.
2. The petitioner was appointed as Office Assistant 'D' group employee on 14.12.2012. Later, he was promoted as Record Clerk on 01.02.2016 and thereafter, promoted as Junior Bailiff and joined on 25.01.2019. Thereafter, on 01.02.2023, he was promoted as Reader. While, the petitioner was appointed in the post of Office Assistant, pay has been erroneously fixed at Rs.17,700/- instead of Rs.17,200/- and the pay has also been erroneously fixed in the promotive post of Record Clerk at Rs.19,000/- instead of Rs.18,400/-. Therefore, now the third respondent has initiated action for recovery of excess payment paid.
Challenging the same, the petitioner has filed this Writ Petition.
3. The learned counsel appear
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