LAWS(DLH)-2009-7-201

GENERAL MANAGER ASHOK HOTEL Vs. ASSTT COLLECTOR

Decided On July 28, 2009
GENERAL MANAGER ASHOK HOTEL Appellant
V/S
ASSTT COLLECTOR Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE management of Ashok Hotel (petitioner herein), in this writ petition, seeks setting aside of impugned recovery certificate dated 23. 02. 2005 (Annexure p-12 at page 59 of the Paper Book) issued by the Assistant Collector pursuant to award dated 24. 08. 2002 in ID No. 241/96/98 directing the petitioner to pay the difference of pay in the pay of Helpers and that of Technician Grade-III to two of its workmen namely Mr. Som Prakash and Mr. Rajesh.

(2.) MR. V. K. Rao, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner says that he has instructions from his client for not pressing this writ petition but seeks liberty to recover the excess payment, if any, made to the workmen mr. Som Prakash and Mr. Rajesh from their future salary.

(3.) MR. Rao, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the workmen Mr. Som Prakash and Mr. Rajesh have been paid excess amount of Rs. 1,04,671/- which was not due to them in terms of award of the Industrial adjudicator dated 24. 08. 2002 in I. D. No. 241/96/98 and, therefore, request is made for allowing the petitioner to recover this excess amount from the future salary or the above-named workmen. However, Mr. S. S. Upadhyaya, authorised representative of respondent No. 3 union, says that no excess payment has been made to the workmen Mr. Som Prakash and Mr. Rajesh and, therefore, according to him, question of recovery does not arise.