RANJIT SINGH vs STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 205 CWP-16457-2004 Date of decision: May 01, 2026 RANJIT SINGH ...Petitioner Versus STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA Present: Ms. Yaashica, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Suneel Ranga, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana. TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA, J. (ORAL) The petition has been filed inter alia seeking a writ of certiorari quashing the order dated 06.04.2004, Annexure P-6, whereby the petitioner’s pay was reduced and recovery was ordered to be effected. 2. Learned State counsel, referring to the instructions dated 24.04.2026, Annexure ‘A’, submits that the petitioner is no more and his wife is receiving family pension in view of the applicable rules. 3. It is also not in dispute that as per Government instructions dated 23.02.2016, recovery of excess amount paid to an employee cannot be effected after retirement. That being the position, the respondents cannot be permitted to effect recovery from his legal representatives either. 4. The petition, accordingly, stands disposed of by setting aside the impugned order only to the extent it orders recovery of over-payment against the petitio