Bhuwan Chandra vs State Of Uttarakhand And Another
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Bhuwan Chandra vs State Of Uttarakhand And Another on 12 September, 2024

Author: Ravindra Maithani

Bench: Ravindra Maithani

   HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL

              Writ Petition No. 1726 of 2024 (S/S)
Bhuwan Chandra                                             ..........Petitioner

                                       Vs.

State of Uttarakhand and another                       ........ Respondents

Present :     Mr. K.K. Harbola, Advocate for the petitioner.
              Mr. Ashish Joshi, Advocate for the respondents.



                                  JUDGMENT

Hon'ble Ravindra Maithani, J. (Oral)

By means of the instant petition, the petitioner

seeks the following reliefs:-

i) To declare the action of the Respondents in recovering the amount from retiral dues of the petitioner allegedly on the basis of audit report, as arbitrary and illegal.

ii) issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to forthwith release the recovered/adjusted amount from the retrial dues of the petitioner, along with interest in view the law settled by the Hon'ble Apex Court as well as this Hon'ble Court or in alternate pass any appropriate orders keeping in view of the facts highlighted in the body of the petition or mold the relief appropriately.

iii) Issue any other suitable writ, order or direction which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.

iv) To award the cost of the writ petition in favor of the petition.

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and

perused the record.

3. At the very outset, learned counsel for the

petitioner would submit that the matter is squarely

covered by the judgment dated 04.04.2024, passed by

Division Bench of this Court in Special Appeal No.245 of

2022, Managing Director, Uttarakhand Transport

Corporation, Dehradun and others vs. Ashok Kumar

Saxena; and connected cases.

4. Learned counsel for the respondents admits

this fact.

5. Since the matter is covered, therefore, instant

petition is decided in terms of the judgment dated

04.04.2024, passed by Division Bench of this Court in

Special Appeal No.245 of 2022, Managing Director,

Uttarakhand Transport Corporation, Dehradun and

others vs. Ashok Kumar Saxena; and connected cases.

(Ravindra Maithani, J.) 12.09.2024 Sanjay