Y Raja Babu v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
Recovery from retired employee set aside; Rule 9 Andhra Pradesh Revised Pension Rules 1980; parity/equal treatment with co-charged officers whose recoveries were quashed; writ petition under Article 226; Deputy Executive Engineer, Irrigation/Water Resources Department; Dowlaiswaram; S.A.C. Barrage electrical panel board works; disciplinary enquiry; check measurement; splitting of estimates; inflated rates; G.O.Rt.No.1097 dated 22.06.2000; G.O.Rt.No.995 dated 21.12.2002; recovery from legal heirs of deceased employee; W.P.No.30952 of 2021; W.P.No.504 of 2022; mandamus; Justice Kiranmayee Mandava; APHC010002612022; no order as to costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed; impugned Memo No.13777A/ig.ll (V & E - 2)/2009 dated 05.08.2021 (directing recovery of Rs.8,35,542/-) set aside; no order as to costs; miscellaneous applications pending, if any, stand closed.