Supreme Court of India

High Court of Punjab & Haryana & Ors. v. Jagdev Singh

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Reported as [2016] 6 S.C.R. 781
Bench T.S. Thakur J.
Decided 29 July 2016

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the recovery should be made in reasonable itmlrlments.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Service Law - Salary - Excess payment - Recovery in terms of undertaking - Respondent availed revised pay scale and also gave undertaking under Pay Rules to refund any excess payment - Pay rules further revised - Recovery action against respondent for adjustment of excess payment - Propriety of - Held: While opting for the benefit of revised pay scale, respondent was clearly on notice of the fact that a future re-fixation or revision may warrant an adjustment of ,the excess payment made - Respondent had specifically furnished an undertaking to this effect while opting for revised pay scale,

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