SHIV NARAYAN YADAV Vs. JHARKHAND STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Sri Ajit Kumar, leaned counsel for the petitioner and J.C. to Sri Siddhartha Rajan, learned counsel for the respondent Electricity Board.

(2.) PETITIONER in this case has prayed for a direction upon the respondents to release and pay the balance gratuity amount of Rs. 54,311 together with interest in the light of the order dated 31.08.2007 passed by a Bench of this Court in W.P.(S) No. 5388 of 2003 and also for a direction to rectify the pay scale of the petitioner by adding two increments which, according to the petitioner, has been illegally curtailed. The petitioner has also prayed for a direction upon the respondents to recalculate the amount of pension and all retiral dues after rectifying the pay scale as legally and legitimately due to him and make the payment of difference amount to him.

(3.) IT appears that by the order dated 31.08.2007 passed by this Court in W.P.(S) 5388 of 2003, the respondents were restrained from recovering any amount on the plea of excess payment from the retiral benefits of the petitioner though with an observation that the respondents are entitled to rectify the mistake, if any. It is informed by the learned counsel for the respondent Electricity Board that he has received the oral instruction on the basis of which he informs that the amount which was earlier with -held has since been released and paid to the petitioner. Counsel for the petitioner is however not in a position to affirm and submits that the Respondent's claim in this regard would be subject to verification.