HARISH KUMAR DUA vs CHAIRMAN-CUM MANAGING DIRECTOR THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD & ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Decided on 01.04.2025 W.P.(C) 349/2008 HARISH KUMAR DUA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Hem C. Vashisht, Advocate. versus CHAIRMAN-CUM MANAGING DIRECTOR THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Dinesh Mathur, Mr. Aaditya Vijay Kumar and Mr. Aryam Chopra, Advocates for R1 to R5. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN PRATEEK JALAN, J. (ORAL) 1. By way of this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, the petitioner assails an order of the respondent- New India Assurance Company Limited [“Company”] dated 20.06.2007, insofar as it deals with an audit recovery of Rs.3,83,815/- from him. The petitioner also seeks a direction for release of his terminal dues and retiral benefits, alongwith restitution of the amount of pension withheld on account of the recovery. 2. The petitioner joined the services of Liberty Insurance Company on 31.12.1969, which later merged with the respondent – Company. The petitioner then served in the Company and was promoted on more than one occasion, ultimately to the post of Assistant Manager. 3. In the year 2004, the Government of India issued a Special Voluntary Retirement Scheme [“S