{"id":271723,"date":"2009-09-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-07T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/satpal-vs-state-of-punjab-and-others-on-8-september-2009"},"modified":"2019-03-21T16:59:16","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T11:29:16","slug":"satpal-vs-state-of-punjab-and-others-on-8-september-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/satpal-vs-state-of-punjab-and-others-on-8-september-2009","title":{"rendered":"Satpal vs State Of Punjab And Others on 8 September, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Punjab-Haryana High Court<\/div>\n
Satpal vs State Of Punjab And Others on 8 September, 2009<\/div>\n
         IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT\n                         CHANDIGARH\n\n\n                                          C.W.P. No. 12400 of 2004\n                               DATE OF DECISION: September 08, 2009\n\n\nSatpal                                             .........PETITIONER(S)\n\n\n                                VERSUS\n\n\n\nState of Punjab and Others                         ......RESPONDENT(S)\n\n\nCORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA\n\n\nPresent: Mr. Ravinder Malik, Advocate,\n         for Mr. S.P. Laher, Advocate,\n         for the petitioner.\n\n          Mr. Yatinder Sharma, DAG, Punjab.\n\n\nAJAI LAMBA, J. (ORAL)\n<\/pre>\n
          This order shall dispose of 9 petitions viz. CWP No. 12400 of<\/p>\n
2004 titled Satpal Vs. State of Punjab and Others, CWP No. 11844 of 2005<\/p>\n
titled Harnek Singh Vs. Vs. State of Punjab and Others, CWP No. 19368 of<\/p>\n
2005 titled Gopal Singh Vs. State of Punjab and Others, CWP No. 2225 of<\/p>\n
2006 titled Gian Watti Vs. State of Punjab and Others, CWP No. 9687 of<\/p>\n
2007 titled Rishi Ram Vs. State of Punjab and Others, CWP No. 9692 of<\/p>\n
2007 titled Bishan Dass Vs. State of Punjab and Others, CWP No. 9693 of<\/p>\n
2007 titled Ram Paul Vs. State of Punjab and Others, CWP No. 9694 of<\/p>\n
2007 titled Ram Murti Vs. State of Punjab and Others, CWP No. 9700 of<\/p>\n
2007 titled Jagtar Singh Vs. State of Punjab and Others.   For reference to<\/p>\n
record, CWP No. 12400 of 2004 titled Satpal Vs. State of Punjab and<\/p>\n
Others is being taken up.\n<\/p>\n
 C.W.P. No. 12400 of 2004                            -2-<\/span><\/p>\n
\n
          This petition has been filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the<\/p>\n
Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari<\/p>\n
quashing condition no. 12 contained in Annexure P-2 which provides as<\/p>\n
under:-\n<\/p>\n
          “Recovery of retrenchee increment Rs. 73,838\/- may be recovered<\/p>\n
out of DCRG.\n<\/p>\n
          Prayer further is to quash order of recovery Annexure P-3<\/p>\n
endorsed on 02.07.2002 whereunder it has been given out that in pursuance<\/p>\n
of Accountant General letter dated 10.06.2002, sanction is accorded for<\/p>\n
payment of gratuity to the petitioner after deducting amount of recovery on<\/p>\n
account of retrenchee benefit increments.\n<\/p>\n
          It has been pleaded that the petitioner was initially appointed as<\/p>\n
Tractor Operator on 01.12.1965 and worked as such till 28.02.1978 on Beas<\/p>\n
Satluj Link Project. The petitioner was discharged on 28.02.1978. The<\/p>\n
petitioner thereafter was adjusted on Thein Dam Project, Punjab, also<\/p>\n
known as Ranjit Sagar Dam Shahpur Kandi Township, District Gurdaspur<\/p>\n
on the post of Dozer Operator. The petitioner joined on 21.12.1994. The<\/p>\n
petitioner attained the age of superannuation on 30.11.2001. Pension of the<\/p>\n
petitioner has been calculated, however, Rs. 73,838\/- has been withheld on<\/p>\n
the pretext of recovery of amount of excess payment made by the<\/p>\n
department inadvertently as the retrenchee benefit increments.         Learned<\/p>\n
counsel for the petitioner contends that the issues in this petition and other<\/p>\n
petitions in the bunch would be covered by decision of this Court dated<\/p>\n
27.05.2009 rendered in CWP No. 5568 of 2008, Charan Dass and Others<\/p>\n
Vs. State of Punjab and Others.\n<\/p>\n
 C.W.P. No. 12400 of 2004                            -3-<\/span><\/p>\n
\n
           Learned counsel for the respondent-State very fairly concedes that<\/p>\n
the issues raised in this petition and other petitions which are under<\/p>\n
consideration is covered by the judgment rendered in Charan Dass case<\/p>\n
(supra).\n<\/p>\n
           The relevant portion of the aforesaid judgment reads as under:-<\/p>\n
                     “It is admitted case of the parties that the work<\/p>\n
           charge period is to be counted as qualifying period for the<\/p>\n
           grant of pensionary benefits and thus the emoluments drawn<\/p>\n
           by the employee as work charge employee had to be<\/p>\n
           considered as also the period when the employee served in<\/p>\n
           work charge capacity. It is admitted case of the parties that the<\/p>\n
           benefit of retrenchment increments and special increments was<\/p>\n
           granted to the employees during the period they were serving<\/p>\n
           in work charge capacity without any misrepresentation or<\/p>\n
           fraud on their part. The benefit allowed to the petitioners is,<\/p>\n
           however, sought to be withdrawn after take over and<\/p>\n
           regularisation by the State Government with effect from<\/p>\n
           13.3.1996. The retrenchment increments were allowed to bring<\/p>\n
           their salary and emoluments at par with other employees in<\/p>\n
           the revised pay scale, keeping in view their last drawn salary<\/p>\n
           as retrenchees. No reasons have been given in the reply as to<\/p>\n
           how such benefit is impermissible or illegal. The          State,<\/p>\n
           however, has attempted        to justify its action regarding<\/p>\n
           withdrawal    of   special   and    retrenchment     increments.<\/p>\n
           Admittedly, special increments were granted from time to time
\n C.W.P. No. 12400 of 2004                        -4-<\/span><\/p>\n
to some of the employees\/petitioners for their alleged good<\/p>\n
work. There was no uniform policy and benefit of special<\/p>\n
increments was given on selective basis. In so far as the<\/p>\n
retrenchment increments are concerned, there cannot be any<\/p>\n
second opinion that the benefit was granted to bring their<\/p>\n
wages at par under the revised pay scale and that too before<\/p>\n
their take over by the State Government.\n<\/p>\n
         As regards the grant of special increments is<\/p>\n
concerned, it was selectively granted from person to person<\/p>\n
and is not justified. However, one fact remains common in<\/p>\n
regard to grant of      both the benefits i.e. retrenchment<\/p>\n
increments and special increments that the said benefits were<\/p>\n
conferred upon the petitioners without any misrepresentation<\/p>\n
or fraud on their part. The issue is squarely covered by the<\/p>\n
Full Bench judgment of this Court passed in CWP No.2799 of<\/p>\n
2008 alongwith other connected matters (Budh Ram and<\/p>\n
others vs. State of Haryana and others<\/a>) decided on 22.5.2009.<\/p>\n
The case of the petitioners falls in category ii) wherein<\/p>\n
following observations have been made:-\n<\/p>\n
\n
          “It is in the light of the above pronouncement, no
\n         longer open to the authorities granting the benefits,
\n         no matter erroneously, to contend that even when
\n         the employee concerned was not at fault and was not
\n         in any way responsible for the mistake committed by
\n         the authorities, they are entitled to recover the
\n         benefit that has been received by the employee on
\n         the basis of any such erroneous grant. We say so
\n         primarily because if the employee is not responsible
\n         for the erroneous grant of benefit to him\/her, it
\n         would induce in him the belief that the same was
\n           C.W.P. No. 12400 of 2004                            -5-<\/span><\/p>\n
          indeed due and payable. Acting on that belief the
\n          employee would, as any other person placed in his
\n          position arrange his affairs accordingly which he
\n          may not have done if he had known that the benefit
\n          being granted to him is likely to be withdrawn at any
\n          subsequent point of time on what may be then said to
\n          be the correct interpretation and application of
\n          rules. Having induced that belief in the employee
\n          and made him change his position and arrange his
\n          affairs in a manner that he would not otherwise have
\n          done, it would be unfair, inequitable and harsh for
\n          the Government to direct recovery of the excess
\n          amount simply because on a true and correct
\n          interpretation of the rules, such a benefit was not
\n          due……\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
          We have, therefore, no hesitation in holding that in
\n          case the employees who are recipient of the benefits
\n          extended to them on an erroneous interpretation or
\n          application of any rule, regulation, circular and
\n          instructions have not in any way contributed to such
\n          erroneous interpretation nor have they committed
\n          any fraud, misrepresentation, deception to obtain
\n          the grant of such benefit, the benefit so extended
\n          may be stopped for the future, but the amount
\n          already paid to the employees cannot be recovered
\n          from them….”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n
          In view of the above, the respondents are not entitled<\/p>\n
to effect any recovery from the petitioners either on account of<\/p>\n
retrenchment increments or special increments allegedly<\/p>\n
erroneously given. However, the respondents are entitled to<\/p>\n
re-fix the emoluments by reducing the special increment only.<\/p>\n
Consequently the pay of the petitioners will be re-fixed and in<\/p>\n
case of those employees who have already retired from<\/p>\n
service, the retiral benefits shall be released within a period of<\/p>\n
two months. The petitioners shall also be entitled to interest on<\/p>\n
the delayed payment of pension\/retiral benefits at the statutory<\/p>\n
rate wherever admissible and at the rate of 6% on pension
\n           C.W.P. No. 12400 of 2004                          -6-<\/span><\/p>\n
          and other retiral benefits where statutory interest is not<\/p>\n
          provided for. Any amount deducted from the retiral benefits<\/p>\n
          or the salary of the petitioners shall be refunded within the<\/p>\n
          aforesaid period.\n<\/p>\n
                    Ordered accordingly. Disposed of.”\n<\/p>\n
          In view of the conceded position that the issue is covered by<\/p>\n
Charan Dass case (supra), this petition is allowed in terms and to the extent<\/p>\n
of decision dated 27.05.2009 rendered in CWP No. 5568 of 2008, Charan<\/p>\n
Dass and Others Vs. State of Punjab and Others.\n<\/p>\n
08.09.2009                                                (AJAI LAMBA)\n  shivani                                                     JUDGE\n\n  1. To be referred to the reporters or not?\n\n<\/pre>\n
  2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Punjab-Haryana High Court Satpal vs State Of Punjab And Others on 8 September, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 12400 of 2004 DATE OF DECISION: September 08, 2009 Satpal ………PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab and Others ……RESPONDENT(S) CORAM: HON’BLE MR. 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