Rajendren.v.K v. the Accountant General
Service matter – Recovery of excess payments from retired employee
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition (certiorari) challenging recovery of alleged excess salary payments from a retired government employee; recovery order dated 25.06.2021 by Accountant General, Tamil Nadu; petitioner retired 31.05.2017; recovery from retired employees held legally impermissible per State of Punjab v. Rafiq Masih (White Washer's case), AIR 2015 SC 696; recovery order quashed with liberty to re-fix pension on re-fixation of pay; writ allowed, no costs, miscellaneous petitions closed; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, W.P.(MD) No.13761 of 2021, Abdul Quddhose J., decided 27.10.2025.
What did the court decide?
The impugned recovery order dated 25.06.2021 passed by the first respondent is quashed; the writ petition is allowed; respondents are permitted to re-fix the petitioner's pension based on re-fixation of pay; no costs; connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.