HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND
SUMANLATA PATHAK – Appellant
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STATE OF UTTARAKHAND – Respondent
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WPSS No. 54 of 2026
Hon’ble Alok Mahra, J.
Mr. Narendra Bali, learned counsel for
the petitioner.
2. Mr. Pradeep Hairiya, learned Standing
Counsel for the State.
3. In the present case, petitioner is a retired Government Employee. She retired from the post of Tutor from State College
of Nursing, Chandernagar, Dehradun.
4. The petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 12.06.2025 passed by respondent no. 3, whereby, an amount of Rs. 12,27,767/- is directed to be recovered from her retiral dues on the ground that her salary has wrongly been fixed from
01.01.2006.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the impugned recovery has been effected without issuing any show-cause notice or affording any opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, thereby violating the principles of natural justice. It is further contended that the petitioner never obtained any excess payment by way of misrepresentation or fraud, and whatever payment was made to her, was entirely due to the acts of the
department itself.
6. It is further argued that recovery from retiral dues of a ret
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