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Indra Kumar Verma v. State of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh HC7 Oct 2025WPS/10014/2025

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What is this about?

Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; WPS No. 10014 of 2025; Justice Parth Prateem Sahu; order dated 08/10/2025; Indra Kumar Verma v. State of Chhattisgarh; recovery of excess salary; excess payment from 1.5.2013; no show-cause notice; no opportunity of hearing; fresh detailed representation; respondent Nos.4 and 5 (DEO Raipur, BEO Arang); decision within four weeks; interim restraint on recovery from salary; Annexure P-1 letter dated 18.7.2025; writ petition disposed of.

What did the court decide?

Petitioner permitted to submit a fresh detailed representation before respondent Nos.4 and 5 within ten days; respondent Nos.4 and 5 directed to consider and decide it within four weeks of receipt in accordance with law after providing opportunity of hearing; recovery from the petitioner's salary restrained till decision on the representation.

Indra Kumar Verma Vs State of Chhattisgarh — Chhattisgarh HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Issue for consideration

Whether the recovery of excess salary payment sought pursuant to the letter dated 18.07.2025, admittedly effected without show-cause notice or opportunity of hearing, warrants interference, and whether the petitioner should instead be permitted to submit a fresh detailed representation before respondent Nos.4 and 5 with a direction to decide it in accordance with law.

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Court's answer

The writ petition is disposed of permitting the petitioner to submit a fresh detailed representation before respondent Nos.4 and 5 for redressal of his grievance as raised in the writ petition.

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Ratio / Principle

If the petitioner submits such representation, respondent Nos.4 and 5 shall consider and decide it within four weeks from the date of its receipt, in accordance with law, after providing an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner.

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Key takeaways

Until a decision is taken on the representation to be filed by the petitioner, no recovery from his salary, as mentioned in the letter dated 18.7.2025 (Annexure P-1), shall be made.ratio¶35

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ petition by a Teacher (L.B.) against a recovery order dated 18.07.2025 (Annexure P-1) issued by the Block Education Officer, Arang, seeking recovery of salary allegedly paid in excess from 01.05.2013, without any show-cause notice or opportunity of hearing. The petition was not pressed on merits; the Court disposed of it permitting the petitioner to submit a fresh detailed representation before respondent Nos.4 and 5 (District Education Officer, Raipur and Block Education Officer, Arang) within ten days, directed them to decide it within four weeks of receipt in accordance with law after affording an opportunity of hearing, and restrained any recovery from the petitioner's salary till decision on the representation.

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2025:CGHC:5024 NAFR

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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

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SYED ROSHAN ZAMIR ALI

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Digitally signed by SYED ROSHAN ZAMIR ALI

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WPS No. 10014 of 2025

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Indra Kumar Verma S/o Kirtiram Verma Aged About 52 Years Working As Teacher (L.B.), Government Middle School, Chandkhuri, Block- Arang, District- Raipur (C.G.)

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... Petitioner

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versus

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State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, School Education Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, District- Raipur (C.G.)

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The Secretary Government Of Chhattisgarh, Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, District- Raipur (C.G.)

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The Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat, Raipur, DistrictRaipur (C.G.)

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The District Education Officer Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.)

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The Block Education Officer Arang, District- Raipur (C.G.)

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... Respondent(s)

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For Petitioner : Mr. Gautam Khetrapal, Advocate with Mr. Rudra Prasad Dubey, Advocate

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For Respondents : Mr. Arvind Dubey, Govt. Advocate

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Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu

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Order on Board

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08/10/2025

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Petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs:-

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“10.1.That this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash/set aside the impugned recovery order dated 18.07.2025 (Annexure P-1).

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10.2. That any other relief/order which may deem fit and just in the facts and circumstances of the case including award of the cost of the petition may be given.”

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Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner is working as Teacher (LB) and posted at Government Middle School Nagpura Block Chandkhuri, District Raipur. Respondent No.5 issued letter dated 18.7.2025 asking the petitioner to submit his consent for recovery of excess payment of salary made to him to be recovered in installments. He submits that before arriving at conclusion for recovery of excess amount from the salary of petitioner, no show-cause notice was issued nor any opportunity of hearing was granted. Petitioner has already submitted representation before respondent No.5 for not recovering any amount from his salary but till date no decision is taken on the same. He submits that in the given facts of the case, this writ petition may be disposed of permitting petitioner to submit fresh representation before respondents No.4 & 5, raising grievances as raised in this petitioner, and in turn, respondent Nos.4 and 5 may be directed to decide the same within specified time.

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Per contra, learned State Counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the submissions made by learned counsel for petitioner. He, however, submits that as the petitioner is not pressing this writ petition on merits and only seeking a direction against respondent No.4 and 5 to consider and decide representation to be submitted by petitioner, he is having no objection to said prayer. If any such representation is submitted by petitioner, the same will be considered and decided strictly in accordance with law.

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I have heard learned counsel for respective parties and perused the documents.

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Perusal of the letter dated 18.7.2025 would show that during inspection of service book of petitioner, it is found by the office of respondent No.5 that from 1.5.2013 till the date of issuance of letter, petitioner is being paid salary in excess of his entitlement. Consequently, letter dated 18.7.2015 has been issued by respondent No.5 calling upon petitioner to submit consent for recovery of excess payment in installments from his salary. It is nowhere mentioned in this letter that prior to taking decision of recovery of amount, show-cause notice was issued to petitioner or any opportunity of hearing was given.

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Considering the facts and circumstances of case, submissions of learned counsel for respective parties, nature of grievance raised that petitioner was not afforded any opportunity before

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coming to conclusion that excess payment is made to petitioner quantifying the amount therein, as is evident from letter dated 18.7.2025, I find it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition permitting the petitioner to submit fresh detailed representation before respondents No.4 and 5 for redressal of his grievance as raised in this writ petition.

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At this stage, learned counsel for petitioner submits that till date no recovery has been effected from salary of petitioner, therefore, respondents be restrained from deducting amount from his salary till decision on the representation.

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Consequently, this writ petition stands disposed of permitting the petitioner to submit fresh detailed representation before respondent No.4 and 5 within ten days from today for redressal of his grievance as raised in this writ petition. If petitioner submits such representation, respondent No.4 and 5 shall consider and decide the same within a period of four weeks from the date its recept, in accordance with law after providing opportunity of hearing to petitioner.

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Till decision is taken on representation to be filed by petitioner, no recovery from salary of petitioner, as mentioned in letter dated 18.7.2025 (Annexure P-1), shall be made.

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Certified copy as per rules.

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Sd/(Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge

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