Shivaji Dnyanoba Mile and Ors v. The State of Maharashtra Through the Secretary, Edu. Dept. and Ors

.. 1 ..                             5 WP-11728-2023.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION by HUSENBASHA HUSENBASHA RAHAMANRAHAMAN NADAFNADAF Date: 2024.10.15 WRIT PETITION NO. 11728 OF 2023 16:35:30 +0530

¶1Shivaji Dnyanoba Mile ) Age- 60; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Tandulwadi, Tal-Malshiras,  ) Dist- Solapur. )

¶2Mahadev Baburao Shete ) Age-60; Occupation- Retired ) R/o Piliv, Tal- Malshiras,  ) Dist-Solapur. )

3.  Kayamsaheb Hajratnoor Kazi ) Age-62; Occupation- Retired ) R/o Malshiras, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist- Solapur. )

4.  Vaijinath Dyanu Bhosale ) Age- 62; Occupation- Retired ) R/o Malshiras, Tal-Malshiras,  ) Dist-Solapur. )

5.  Pramod Suryakant Padman ) Age-59; Occupation- Retired ) R/o Natepute, Tal-Malshiras,  ) Dist- Solapur. )

6.  Gopichand Sadashiv Gavade ) Age-59; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Natepute, Tal-Malshiras,  ) Dist-Solapur. )

7.  Hanumant Anant Shinde ) Age-60; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Bhamburdi, Tal-Malshiras,  ) Dist- Solapur. )

¶8Anna Rama Helkar ) Age-6; Occupation- Retired ) .. 2 .. R/o Barkute, Tal-Karmala, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶9Maruti Mahadev Khupase ) Age-59; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Akluj, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶10Audumbar Laxman Mane ) Age-61: Occupation-Retired ) R/o Lavang Section, Tal-Malshiras ) Dist-Solapur )

¶11Nagnath Sukhdev Gaikwad ) Age-61; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Malewadi, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur.)

¶12Dagadu Dyanoba Bobade ) Age-65; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Navare, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶13Tanaji Vishwanath Sathe ) Age-62; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Borgaon, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶14Eknath Vaman Magar ) Age-61; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Nimgaon, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶15Uttam Lahu Bhosale ) Age-61; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Borgaon, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶16Ujwala Chandrakant Kulkarni ) Age-61; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Shripur, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶17Mahananda Aabasaheb Karche ) .. 3 .. Age-62; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Pimpari Morochi, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶18Sunanda Ashok Kshirsagar ) Age-60; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Karunde, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶19Shashikala Madhukar Bhagat ) Age-61; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Velapur, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶20Chaya Madhukar Ghodake. ) Age-60; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Akluj, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur.

¶21Anita Raghunath Namde ) Age-60; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Natepute, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶22Umabai Balbhim Kambale ) Age-59, Occupation-Retired ) R/o-Falavani, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶23Shanta Shamrao Shinde ) Age-61; Occupation-Retired ) R/o. Natepute, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur )

¶24Mukta Jagannath Gore ) Age-59; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Natepute, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶25Prafullata Kiran Vhora ) Age-61; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Velapur, Tal-Malshiras, ) .. 4 .. Dist-Solapur. )

¶26Anusaya Pandurang Pandit ) Age-61; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Melawadi, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶27Shahnaj Abubkar Shaikh ) Age-59; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Dattanagar Akluj, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶28Shobha Shashikant Pore ) Age-59; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Malshiras, Dist-Solapur )

¶29Hari Ganpati Pude ) Age-62; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Malshiras, Dist-Solapur )

¶30Bapusaheb Pandharinath Deshmukh ) Age-60; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Islampur, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur )

¶31Bharat Sambhaji Lavate ) Age-59; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Medad, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur )

¶32Mahadev Satyappa Bansode ) Age-60; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Solapur, Dist-Solapur. )

¶33Mahadev Rajaram Sarvade ) Age-59; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Piliv, Tal-Malshiras, Dist-Solapur)

¶34Nagnath Mahadev Kaldhone ) Age-59; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Piliv, Tal-Malshiras, Dist-Solapur)

¶35Anil Hiralal Annadate ) .. 5 .. Age-62; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Akluj, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶36Mahabaleshwar Kedarling Kumbhar. ) Age-62; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Akluj, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶37Maruti Namdev Kshirsagar ) Age-59; Occupation-Retired ) R/oAkluj, Tal-Malshiras, Dist-Solapur)

¶38Ramchandra Dyanoba Sul ) Age-60; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Piliv, Tal-Malshiras, Dist-Solapur)

¶39Tanaji Shripati Sopnar ) Age-62; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Shripur, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur )

¶40Ramesh Shivram Balkate ) Age-59; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Akluj, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur )

¶41Arun Chandrakant Satpute ) Age-59; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Tadsundane, Dist-Barshi )

¶42Shabbir Hanif Shaikh ) Age-59; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Akluj, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶43Kantilal Bhimrao Uravane ) Age-62; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Pandharpur, Dist-Solapur. )

¶44Suvarnamala Nagnath Gavasane ) Age-59; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Akluj, Tal-Malshiras, ) .. 6 .. Dist-Solapur )

¶45Hapija Dastgir Mujavar ) Age-60, Occupation-Retired ) R/o Yashwandnagar Akluj, ) Tal Malshiras, Dist-Solapur. )

¶46Mahanand Chandrakant Jathar ) Age-63, Occupation-Retired ) R/o Malinagar, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur )

¶47Prabhavati Shahuraj Dalavi ) Age-62; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Sangramnagar Akluj, ) Tal-Malshiras, Dist-Solapur )

¶48Bhagwan Baba Phalake ) Age-62; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Khandali, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶49Narhari Kumar Bhasme ) Age-62; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Malshiras, Dist-Solapur. )

¶50Surekha Prabhakar Bagade ) Age-63; Occupation-Retired ) R/at-Flat No.105, Siddhanath ) Saptrang, Narhe, Pune-411041 )

¶51Kavita Pramod Madal ) Age-63; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Akluj, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶52Jyoti Prakash Nalawade ) Age-62; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Akluj, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶53Archana Ashok Upalekar ) Age-62: Occupation-Retired ) .. 7 .. R/o Shripur, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶54Irphana Shahabuddin Shaikh ) Age-60, Occupation-Retired ) R/o Malshiras, Dist-Solapur. )

¶55Shrikant Mahadev Suravase ) Age-59; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Piliv, Tal-Malshiras, Dist-Solapur)

¶56Rohini Changdev Gund ) Age-62, Occupation-Retired ) R/oAkluj, Tal-Malshiras, Dist-Solapur)

¶57Bharat Namdev Rane ) Age-63, Occupation-Retired ) R/o Morochi, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶58Kisan Baba Kokare ) Age-63; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Mohol, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶59Gurunath Ramling Swami ) Age-62; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Chakore, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶60Ashadevi Vishwanath Gosavi ) Age-63, Occupation-Retired ) R/o Morochi, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶61Smita Hanumant Jare ) Age-63; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Morochi, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶62Aruna Mahadev Rokade ) Age-63, Occupation-Retired ) R/o Morochi, Tal-Malshiras, ) .. 8 .. Dist-Solapur. )

¶63Jayashree Nandikumar Dahiwal ) Age-63; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Morochi, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶64Jayashree Sharad Khatavkar ) Age-63; Occupation-Retired ) R/o Morochi, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶65Vijaya Gangadhar Madane ) Age-59, Occupation-Retired ) R/o Piliv, Tal-Malshiras, Dist-Solapur)

¶66Chaya Madhukar Ghodake ) Age-61, Occupation-Service ) R/o. Velapur, Tal-Malshiras, Dist-Solapur. )

¶67Prakash Govardhan Kondhare ) Age-61, Occupation-Retired ) R/o barshi dist – Solapur )

¶68Rahul Gorakh Botre ) Age-46, Occupation-Retired ) R/o Natepute Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur. )

¶69Vishnu Sandipal Shinde ) Age-59, Occupation-Retired ) R/o Chakore, Dist-Solapur )

¶70Umakant Bhanudas Kothmire ) Age-63, Occupation-Retired ) R/o Akluj, Dist – Solapur )

¶71Mahadev Chintamani Kengar ) Age-63, Occupation-Retired ) R/o Mandaki, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur ) .. 9 ..

¶72Shashikala Vitthal Patil ) Age-61, Occupation-Retired ) R/o Dharmapuri, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur )

¶73Ananta Babashaeb Jadhav ) Age-60, Occupation-Retired ) R/o Maloli, Tal-Malshiras, ) Dist-Solapur ) ...Petittioners Versus

¶1The State of Maharashtra, Through ) The Secretary, Education Department) Mantralaya, Mumbai. )

¶2The Education Officer (Primary) ) Zilla Parishad, Solapur, Dist-Solapur )

¶3The Chief Accountant and Finance ) Officer, Solapur, Zilla Parishad ) Solapur, Dist-Solapur )

¶4The Block Development Officer ) Malshiras Panchayat Samit, ) Tal-Malshiras, Dist-Solapur. )

¶5The Block Education Officer ) Malshiras Panchayat Samit ) Tal-Malshiras, Dist-Solapur. )

¶6The Chief Executive Officer, ) Zilla Parishad Solapur, Dist-Solapur. ) ...Respondents ---- Mr. Satish Raut for the Petitioners. Ms. S. H. Kankal, AGP for the Respondent No.1-State. Mr. Anand S. Kulkarni for the Respondent Nos. 2, 3 & 6.

CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE AND

M.M. SATHAYE, JJ. .. 10 ..

DATE : 10th OCTOBER, 2024 JUDGMENT (Per Ravindra V. Ghuge, J.)

¶1Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally, by the consent of the Parties. The learned advocates representing the Respondent Zilla Parishad, Solapur agrees that the Petitioners are identically placed.

¶2The Petitioners are the original employees who were working with the Respondent Zilla Parishad and superannuated from employment. All of them were subjected to recovery of amounts, purportedly for the reason that excess amounts were paid to them, under wrongful revised pay scales/erroneous revised pay scales, on the basis of acquiring the certificate of MS-CIT etc. These pay scales were revised more than a decade ago.

¶3The grievance of these Petitioners is that recoveries have been initiated against them, from their retiral benefits/pensionary benefits. In some cases, amounts have already been recovered. A chart showing the details of the petitioners, their dates of superannuation, dates of impugned orders and amounts recovered from their retiral .. 11 .. benefits/pensionary benefits, are as under:- Sr. No. Teacher's/ Petitioner's Name Date of Retirement

Amount of Computer Recovery Name of the School at the time of Retirement Date of impugned order Shivaji Dnyanoba Mile 31/05/2021 78028 Falavani Tal-Malshiras 03/09/2021 Mahadev Baburao Shete 01/06/2022 45809 Tarangfal Tal-Malshiras 23/09/2023 Kayamsaheb Hajratnoor Kazi 31/05/2019 58793 Islampur Tal-Malshiras 27/01/2020 Vaijinath Dyanu Bhosale 31/05/2019 74822 Jalbhave Tal-Malshiras 27/01/2020 Pramod Suryakant Padman 31/05/2019 46930 Logand, Tal-Malshiras 09/04/2018 Gopichand Sadashiv Gavade 10/10/2022 70659 Dahigaon, Tal-Malshiras 17/10/2022 Hanumant Anant Shinde 31/05/2021 70122 Kacharewadi, Tal-Malshiras 19/07/2021 Anna Rama Helkar 31/05/2018 23013 Sargarwasti, Tal-Malshiras 29/05/2018 Maruti Mahadev Khupase 30/06/2019 48696 Khudus, Tal-Malshiras 01/10/2019 Audumbar Laxman Mane 18/04/2018 21114 Lavang Section, Tal-Malshiras 07/05/2018 Nagnath Sukhdev Gaikwad 31/05/2018 22636 Mohite wasti, Yashwand Nagar, Tal-Malshiras 02/07/2018 Dagadu Dyanoba Bobade 30/12/2015 34153 Nevare, Tal-Malshiras 11/01/2016 Tanaji Vishwanath Sathe 31/05/2019 50736 Mire, Tal-Malshiras 22/07/2019 Eknath Vaman Magar 01/06/2018 39208 Chandapuri, Tal-Malshiras 12/06/2018 Uttam Lahu Bhosale 03/11/2020 47739 Umbare (V), Tal-Malshiras 09/11/2020 Ujwala Chandrakant Kulkarni 19/05/2018 23174 Malewadi

(BR), Kendr Borgaon, Tal-Malshiras 31/05/2018 Mahananda Aabasaheb Karche 21/12/2019 54641 Morochi, Tal-Malshiras 17/12/2019 Sunanda Ashok Kshirsagar 30/09/2021 47296 Morochi, Tal-Malshiras 05/10/2021 Shashikala Madhukar Bhagat 08/12/2020 94054 Bhakarewadi, Tal-Malshiras 16/12/2020 Chaya Madhukar Ghodake 31/10/2021 87200 Dattanagar Akluj, Tal-Malshiras 17/12/2021 Anita Raghunath Namde 12/11/2019 114576 Bodare Wasti Phondshiras, Tal-Malshiras 18/09/2020 Umabai Balbhim 31/05/2022 41055 Velapur Mule, 22/09/2022 .. 12 .. Kambale Tal-Malshiras Shanta Shamrao Shinde 08/12/2020 47739 Kanya Shala Natepute, Tal-Malshiras 16/12/2020 Mukta Jagannath Gore 10/10/2022 102206 Phondshiras, Tal-Malshiras 17/10/2022 Prafullata Kiran Vhora 30/06/2017 47316 Khandali, Tal-Malshiras 27/10/2017 Anusaya Pandurang Pandit 01/06/2020 94005 Malewadi , Tal-Malshiras 20/11/2020 Shahnaj Abubkar Shaikh 31/05/2022 46490 Dattnagar Akluj, Tal-Malshiras 26/08/2022 Shobha Shashikant Pore 01/06/2022 46707 Bhamburdi, Tal-Malshiras 17/10/2022 Hari Ganpati Pude 29/05/2021 57750 Goradwadi, Tal-Malshiras 10/05/2021 Bapusaheb Pandharinath Deshmukh 27/08/2020 46364 Mahadevmala Kanher, Tal-Malshiras 03/09/2020 Bharat Sambha Lavate 01/06/2022 216546 Chakore, Tal-Malshiras 12/10/2022 Mahadev Satyappa Bansode 07/09/2021 172821 Bhamb, Tal-Malshiras 16/09/2021 Mahadev Rajaram Sarvade 10/08/2022 48354 Nimgaon (M), Tal-Malshiras 02/08/2022 Nagnath Mahadev Kaldhone 12/09/2022 44933 Falvani, Tal-Malshiras 22/09/2022 Anil Hiralal Annadate 31/08/2019 23174 Mule No.2 Akluj, Tal-Malshiras 24/09/2019 Mahabaleshwar Kedarling Kumbhar 10/12/2019 53513 Malshiras No.1, Tal-Malshiras 20/12/1019 Maruti Namdev Kshirsagar 01/06/2021 43342 Velapur, Tal-Malshiras 21/09/2021 Ramchandra Dyanoba Sul 02/09/2020 49795 Garvad, Tal-Malshiras 07/09/2020 Tanaji Shripati Sopnar 11/06/2021 46767 Bhagat Wasti, Tal-Malshiras 27/06/2019 Ramesh Shivram Balkate 30/11/2021 55091 Mahalung, Tal-Malshiras 17/12/2021 Arun Chandrakant Satpute 20/07/2019 51256 Tambave, Tal-Malshiras 19/08/2019 Shabbir Hanif Shaikh 28/02/2023 48854 Vijaywadi, Tal-Malshiras 10/03/2023 Kantilal Bhimrao Uravane 31/05/2022 59086 Khudus Kendra 17/10/2022 Suvarnamala Nagnath Gavasane 31/05/2019 51147 Z.P. Shala Dattanagar, Tal-Malshiras 08/04/2019 Hapija Dastgir Mujavar 31/05/2021 48696 Yashwant nagar, Tal-Malshiras 19/07/2021 Mahanand Chandrakant Jathar 18/02/2017 4285 Mule No.1 Akluj, Tal-Malshiras 18/02/2017 Prabhavati Shahuraj Dalavi 30/02/2020 48696 Malewadi (A), Tal-Malshiras 04/01/2021 .. 13 .. Bhagwan Baba Phalake 31/05/2021 50736 Mandve, Tal-Malshiras 27/06/2019 Narhari Kumar Bhasme 18/12/2019 63651 Maynar (Mahalung) Tal-Malshiras 02/01/2020 Surekha Prabhakar Bagade 31/10/2017 14665 Borgaon Kendra Tal-Malshiras 04/12/2017 Kavita Pramod Madal 21/07/2021 15966 Jambud, Tal-Malshiras 22/02/2018 Jyoti Prakash Nalawade 31/10/2019 53191 Akluj, Tal-Malshiras 18/11/2019 Archana Ashok Upalekar 01/08/2019 46231 Borgaon, Tal-Malshiras 22/01/2020 Irphana Shahabuddin Shaikh 05/11/2020 53208 Tupewasti, Tal-Malshiras 10/11/2020 Shrikant Mahadev Suravase 01/06/2022 44017 Garvad, Tal-Malshiras 27/10/2022 Rohini Changdev Gund 01/08/2019 94824 Kendrshala, Velapur, Tal-Malshiras 06/01/2020 Bharat Namdev Rane 18/12/2019 46931 Dharmapuri, Tal-Malshiras 30/12/2019 Kisan Baba Kokare 20/06/2018 26499 Hivare, Tal-Mohal 10/08/2018 Guraunath Ramling Swami 31/05/2020 69867 Chakure, Tal-Malshiras 16/12/2020 Ashadevi Vishwanath Gosavi 31/08/2019 59009 Velapur Mule, Tal-Malshiras 13/11/2019 Smita Hanumant Jare 01/08/2022 46490 Yashwant Nagar, Tal-Malshiras 16/12/2022 Aruna Mahadev Rokade 18/05/2019 32751 Mule No.2, Akluj, Tal-Malshiras 27/05/2019 Jayashree Nandikumar Dahiwal 08/12/2020 47739 Markadwadi, Tal-Malshiras 16/12/2020 Jayashree Sharad Khatavkar 31/01/2020 48696 Pisewasti (Girvi) Tal-Malshiras 07/02/2020 Vijaya Gangadhar Madane 31/05/2021 49301 Sulewadi, Malshiras 29/08/2022 Mahadev Chintamani Kengar 31/05/2018 42117 Kaner, Tal-Malshiras 02/07/2018 Shashikala Vitthal Patil 31/05/2020 39606 Dharampuri, Tal-Malshiras 23/11/2020 Ananta Babashaeb Jadhav 31/05/2023 45809 Maloli, Tal-Malshiras 14/07/2023 Chaya Madhukar Ghodake 31/10/2021 87200 Dattanagar

(Akj) Tal-Malshiras 17/12/2021 Prakash Govardhan Kondhare 31/05/2020 97711 Valapur Mule Tal-Malashiras 15/09/2020 Rahul Gorakh 19/04/2008 45434 Londhemohite 17/10/2018 .. 14 .. Botre wadi, Tal-Malashiras Vishnu Sandipal Shinde 31/05/2022 53410 Umbare, Tal-Malashiras 18/10/2022 Umakant Bhanudas Kothmire 31/05/2018 23798 Khudus Tal-Malashiras 08/05/2018

¶4We have considered the strenuous submissions of the learned Advocates. It is, however, undisputed that none of these Petitioners had played any fraud or were personally involved in wrongful revision of their pay scales or orchestrating wrongful revision by manipulating the record. There is no allegation of fraud or deceit against any of them. No undertaking was acquired from them as and when the revised pay scale become payable. In some cases, at the stroke of retirement, a condition was imposed that they should execute an undertaking and in these coercive circumstances, that undertaking were extracted from some of them.

¶5The learned Advocate representing the Zilla Parishad as well as the learned A.G.P., submit that once an undertaking is executed, the case of the Petitioners would be covered by the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in High Court of Punjab and Haryana and others vs. Jagdev Singh, 2016 AIR (SCW) 3523. Reliance is placed on the judgment delivered by this Court on 1.9.2021, in Writ Petition No. 13262 .. 15 .. of 2018 filed by Ananda Vikram Baviskar Vs. State of Maharashtra and others.

¶6We have referred to the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in High Court of Punjab and Haryana and others vs. Jagdev Singh (supra). However, the record reveals that no undertaking was taken from these Petitioners when the pay scales were revised. The undertakings from some of them were taken at the stroke of their retirement.

¶7An undertaking has to be taken from the candidate on the day the revised pay scale is made applicable to him and the payment commences. At the stroke of superannuation of the said employee, asking him to tender an undertaking, practically amounts to an afterthought on the part of the employer and a mode of compelling the candidate to execute an undertaking since they are apprehensive that their retiral benefits would not be released until such undertaking is executed. Such an undertaking will not have the same sanctity of an undertaking executed when the payment of revised pay scale had commenced. We, therefore, respectfully conclude that the view taken in High Court of Punjab and Haryana and others vs. Jagdev Singh (supra), would not be applicable to the case of .. 16 .. these Petitioners, more so since the recovery is initiated after their superannuation.

¶8Taking into account that these Petitioners were not involved in any mischief, fraud or deceit in orchestrating their wrongful pay revision, the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Syed Abdul Qadir vs. State of Bihar and others, 2009 (3) SCC 475 and State of Punjab and other vs. Rafiq Masih (White Washer) etc. (2015) 4 SCC 334 = AIR 2015 SC 696, would apply to this case.

¶9The Writ Petition is partly allowed. The impugned orders are quashed and set aside. The amounts due and payable to the Petitioners, as well as to the widows and other legal heirs, if that is the case, after the superannuation of the said employees/death of the employees, would be paid to these Petitioners or their widows or other legal heirs, if that is the case, within a period of 90 days.

¶10The learned advocate for the Petitioners submits on instructions that the Petitioners would not claim any interest on the amount which has already been recovered from them, to the extent of it's repayment. In view thereof, if the amounts are not .. 17 .. paid within 90 days, interest at the rate of Rs.5% p.a. from the date of this order, will be paid.

¶11Rule is made absolute accordingly. (M.M. SATHAYE, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.)