BIRMATI DEVI vs STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 580 Date of decision: 14.07.2026 (1) CWP-7184-2008 (O&M) BIRMATI DEVI V/S STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS. (2) CWP-10258-2008 (O&M) NIRMALA DEVI V/S STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY ***** Present : Mr. Shivam Malik, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. Naveen Kumar, Addl. AG, Haryana ***** AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (ORAL) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners restricts their prayer only with regard to the recovery of family pension, which was granted to them without there being any misrepresentation or concealment on their part and makes a reference to the judgment of Jagesh Devi vs. State of Haryana and Others, CWP-16832-2018, decided on 04.07.2019 that squarely covers these cases, while stating that some amount of Rs.9508/- was recovered from April, 2008 to July, 2008, even though there was an interim order passed by the Division Bench on 01.05.2008 and 30.05.2008. Relevant paras whereof read thus: “ The question of law which arises for determination in this case is as to whether, the petitioner, who has been paid excess amount by the respondents themselves, can the same be recovered from the petitioner upon no