JC PANDEY Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard learned counsel for the petitioner on the writ petition ignoring the averments made in the counter-affidavit. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner is an Ex-Service Man of Indian Air Force. He served the Air Force from 27.4.1968 to 30.4.1978 as Radar Operator. Thereafter he got re-employment in Postal Department as a Postal Assistant w.e.f. 19.5.1981 in the pay scale of Rs. 260-8-340-10-360-12-420-12-480.

(2.) On attaining the age of superannuation on 31.8.2005 an order was passed for recovery of an amount of Rs. 2,24,963/ from the retiral benefits of the petitioner on the ground that over payment of pay and allowances w.e.f. 19.5.1981 to 31.7.2005 has been made to him due to wrong fixation of pay on re-employment. The break up of the total amount of recovery of Rs. 2,24,963/- was given below :

(3.) Aggrieved by the aforesaid order of recovery, the petitioner moved before the Central Administrative Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as CAT) by means of Original Application No. 1060 of 2006 (J.C. Pandey v. Union of India through Ministry of Communication and I.T. Department of Post, Dak Bhawan Sansad Marg, New Delhi and three others).