12. Considering the above said three decision
including the latest one (2015) 4 Supreme Court Cases
334 it all depends upon the facts and circumstances of
each case, where the court has considered, when such an
amount when can be withheld or recovered from the
pensioner. Therefore, a person is not entitled to that
particular amount as a matter of fact. Whether that can be
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withheld as per the above said decision of the Hon'ble
Supreme Court in the case of Union Territory, Chandigarh
and others Vs. Gurcharan Singh and another is to be
tested by considering the facts of this case.
14. On the other hand, learned counsel for
respondentMunicipal Corporation has relied upon the
judgment of the Supreme Court in Union Territory,
Chandigarh and others Vs. Gurcharan Singh and another
(supra), wherein it is stated that it is permissible
to rectify a mistake committed during pay fixation and
order recovery if the disbursement of the higher pay
scale has been made by mistake. In the view of this
Court, this judgment would not be applicable to the
case of the petitioner as, while granting the benefit
of the next promotional post of Deputy Chief Auditor
in the payscale of Rs.800013500 as per the
Government Resolution dated 16.08.1994, no mistake has
been committed. Instead, a correct decision was taken,
which was totally in consonance with the said
Government Resolution that has been adopted by the
respondentCorporation, by its order dated 19.02.2007,
without any reservations.
9.5 Reliance has been placed upon the judgment of the Apex Court
in the case of Union Territory, Chandigarh and others vs. Gurcharan
Singh and another reported in (2014 )13 SCC 598, and submitted that
the Apex Court has permitted the re-fixation and recovery as well. It is
further submitted that the re-fixation cannot be denied and so also
recovery and that it is always permissible for the employer to re-fix the
salary. Further even if the same has been done mistakenly, it can
effect recovery from the officers/employees who have been paid the
amount in excess.
In this case, the applicants have retired from defence service and reemployed
under the respondents after 1.1.2006 and their pay has been correctly fixed as per
the clause 4(b)(i) of the Central Civil Service (Fixation of Pay of Re-Employed
Pensioners) Orders, 1986 as amended by the DOPT OM dated 5.4.2010 and as
discussed above, it is in accordance with the Full Bench judgment dated 27.3.2019
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of the Ernakulam Bench of the Tribunal and also the judgment of Hon'ble Apex
Court in the case of Gurcharan Singh (supra) as discussed in para 17, 18 and 19 of
this order. Hence, the DOPT OM dated 5.4.2010 will be applicable for the
applicants' case and as per the para4(b)(i) as amend in the DOPT's OM dated
5.4.2010, the applicants will not be entitled 11 for protection of last pay drawn by
them at the time of their re-employment. Hence, both the issues listed in para 16
of this order are decided accordingly against the applicants.
In this case, the applicants have retired from defence service and reemployed
under the respondents after 1.1.2006 and their pay has been correctly fixed as per
the clause 4(b)(i) of the Central Civil Service (Fixation of Pay of Re-Employed
Pensioners) Orders, 1986 as amended by the DOPT OM dated 5.4.2010 and as
discussed above, it is in accordance with the Full Bench judgment dated 27.3.2019
12 OA 1296/2015
of the Ernakulam Bench of the Tribunal and also the judgment of Hon'ble Apex
Court in the case of Gurcharan Singh (supra) as discussed in para 17, 18 and 19 of
this order. Hence, the DOPT OM dated 5.4.2010 will be applicable for the
applicants' case and as per the para4(b)(i) as amend in the DOPT's OM dated
5.4.2010, the applicants will not be entitled 11 for protection of last pay drawn by
them at the time of their re-employment. Hence, both the issues listed in para 16
of this order are decided accordingly against the applicants.
In this case, the applicants have retired from defence service and reemployed
under the respondents after 1.1.2006 and their pay has been correctly fixed as per
the clause 4(b)(i) of the Central Civil Service (Fixation of Pay of Re-Employed
Pensioners) Orders, 1986 as amended by the DOPT OM dated 5.4.2010 and as
discussed above, it is in accordance with the Full Bench judgment dated 27.3.2019
of the Ernakulam Bench of the Tribunal and also the judgment of Hon'ble Apex
Court in the case of Gurcharan Singh (supra) as discussed in para 17, 18 and 19 of
this order. Hence, the DOPT OM dated 5.4.2010 will be applicable for the
applicants' case and as per the para4(b)(i) as amend in the DOPT's OM dated
5.4.2010, the applicants will not be entitled 11 for protection of last pay drawn by
them at the time of their re-employment. Hence, both the issues listed in para 16
of this order are decided accordingly against the applicants.