Allowed
Kula Nand Thakur v. Human Resource Development
Jharkhand HCWPC/7587/2013
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
This court allowed a writ petition to quash recovery orders imposed on a petitioner's salary. Relying on Supreme Court precedent where quashing was held mandatory when authorities fix salary without reason despite no misrepresentation, the impugned orders were quashed and amounts were directed to be returned.
What did the court decide?
The impugned orders dated 24.12.1997 and 04.12.1997 were quashed, and the amounts recovered from the petitioner were directed to be returned within eight weeks.