P.Ravichandran v. the Registrar General
Recovery of excess pay – salary erroneously fixed and subsequently refixed
Case brief
What is this about?
Recovery of excess pay and allowance; erroneous pay fixation and refixation; State of Punjab v. Rafiq Masih (White Washer's case) AIR 2015 SC 696 relied on; Article 226 Constitution of India; writ of certiorarified mandamus; Office Order No.15/2023 dated 18.02.2023; Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Judge, Tindivanam; Principal District Judge, Villupuram; Registrar General, High Court, Madras; Rs.88,613/-; repayment within twelve weeks; no costs; W.P.No.20153 of 2025; WMP No.22722 of 2025; P.Ravichandran v. Registrar General, High Court, Madras; Madras High Court; decided 12.06.2025.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition partly allowed: order of recovery alone set aside while sustaining the order of re-fixation; any amount recovered pursuant to the impugned orders to be repaid to the petitioner within twelve weeks; no order as to costs; connected miscellaneous petition (WMP No.22722 of 2025) closed.