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Facts

“2. This Court after having he the parties, had passed an order o thus:-

Legal Reasoning

ment, approximately an amount of ng sought to be recovered from etitioner which is not only violative law laid down by a judgment of the ourt in State of Punjab and others h (White Washer), etc . 2015 (4) as Daniel versus State of Kerala IR (SC) 2153 but also instructions of Punjab as well as by the bank plying the aforesaid orders passed eme Court. me across in a number of cases by there had been shifting of lthough there might be some eement between the banks and the e of disbursement of money but the lfare State cannot abdicate it's ch like manner since the petitioner ployee and the State cannot be nsensitive to its ex employees. the amount is to be either paid or re amount flows from the State e banks are only commercial banks ave any adverse impact on their recoveries are unlawfully made by t aside by this Court in view of the e Hon'ble Supreme Court in Rafiq ra) and Thomas Daniel's case goes back to the employees and it mate result of the same is financial hequer and not the bank. However, or recovering etc. is made by the incurred by the State. Considering us from a macro view in a larger urt is of prima facie view that the being a welfare State cannot sibilities in such like manner and ing replies in the Court by saying ing to do the same and shift the appears on the face of it that there ion between the State Government have been given responsibility of nsion etc. The lack of coordination PARVEEN KUMAR 2025.01.18 15:56 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. 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Thereafter, the Chief unjab shall file his own affidavit to according to this Court h large scale litigation which In view of the aforesaid m in nature, this Court direc State of Punjab and th Directors of all the bank have been given for the pe with each other and if pos to discuss this issue and to measures and report to thi It shall be kept in mind th and because of these shifti between the bank and the scale avoidable litigation the rights of its ex-employ The aforesaid exercise s period of five weeks from Secretary, State of Punjab this Court. It is made clear for the affidavit which is to be will not be vague and shal The learned DAG, Punjab counsel appearing on beha shall supply a copy of this of the State of Punjab an respectively. .2023. Adjourned to 11.04.2023. tinue till the next date of hearing.” Interim order to continue t or the sake of repetition that the to be filed by the Chief Secretary d shall be in clear terms. Punjab as well as the learned proxy n behalf of respondents No.4 and 5 of this order to the Chief Secretary jab and to the CMD of the bank 3. In compliance thereto, an affi of the State of Punjab, dated 10.0 portion whereof reads thus: an affidavit of the Chief Secretary ed 10.04.2023 was filed, relevant rative to mention here that, with ent case, the representatives of the however duly admitted the lapse on tion and thereafter disbursement of llowance. They submitted that, disbursed the Dearness Allowance ntral Government employees to the “6. That it is imperative regards to the present cas State Bank of India howev their part in calculation an excess dearness allowan inadvertently, they disbur applicable to the Central G present petitioner. 7. That, as per the procedu the pension disbursing ban rocedure of Government of Punjab, ing banks are first required to enter PARVEEN KUMAR 2025.01.18 15:56 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. 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All existing specific Clause in all the conversant with the existi Indem the Indemnities, entered with Agreements of jab from time to time, in which it Government of Punjab fro lly mentioned that the Banks shall has been categorically me Government against any loss to the indemnify the State Gover f wrong payment or overpayment State on account of wron . Also as per the Agreements the made by the Bank. Also jab has not issued any directions of Government of Punjab has sioners and there is no Clause recovery from pensioner also in any of the Agreements. regarding the same also it was transpired that the concerned During the meeting it was banks are not adhering to the terms pension disbursing banks the Agreement of Indemnities, and conditions of the te Bank of India which is the especially, the State Ba erein. The relevant part of the respondent bank herein. uced herein under:- Agreement is reproduced h State Government have decided to "WHEREAS the State to the pensioners of the State provide facility to th receive their pension from any Government to receiv in terms of the orders issued in branch of the Bank in e State Government from time to this behalf by the Stat to the bank indemnifying the State time and subject to the inst any loss on account of wrong Government against an payment that may be made by the payment or overpayme Bank. AND WHEREAS the payment on behalf of th pensioners by credit t Current Account and bond." S the Bank has agreed to arrange lf of the State Government to such redit to their Saving Account or t and to execute this indemnity 8. That, to ensure the co Circular dated 01.04.2022 banks, the State Governm with the RBI to issue di strictly follow these instru the RBI Master Circular ar ".......Refund of exc Government the compliance of the RBI Master 4.2022 (Annexure R-1) by all the overnment will take up the matter sue directions to all the Banks to instructions. The relevant part of ular are reproduced as under.- excess pension payment to 5. Whenever any excess entire amount thereof excess/overpayment is detected the hereof should be credited to the PARVEEN KUMAR 2025.01.18 15:56 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. 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This action is the part of the age covery from the pensioner. Agency independent of recovery requested from to seek guidance ested banks are Sanctioning Authorities sion Pension respective cess to be followed for recovery of regarding the process to id to the pensioners, if any....." excess pension paid to t the Agreement entered between 9. That, as per the A jab through Department of Finance Government of Punjab thr re is no clause in the Agreement and the Banks, there is ks to effect recovery from the directing the Banks to Pensioners/Petitioner. 10. That, in case the ban the same should be as pe judgments titled as State Rafiq Masih, 2015 (4) versus State of Kerala and and CWP 10694 of 2022 t of Punjab and Others.” he bank is effecting recovery, then as per the guidelines enshrined in State of Punjab and others versus 5 (4) SCC 334, Thomas Daniel ala and others 2022 AIR (SC) 2153 2022 titled as Daljit Singh Vs State 4. Learned counsel, on instru submit that these cases may reconsideration of the matter, a reasonable opportun granting appropriate orders in accordanc taking into account the peculi petitioners were refunded a par been wrongly recovered, interes paid. 5. Learned counsel appearing fo 2016, would additionally submi extraordinary family pension is as the recalculation of the D Department may be directed to bound manner, which the lear oppose. 6. Learned counsel for respo have no objection to the limited 7. In view of the aforesaid and merits of the case, the present with a direction to the competen Bank to have a relook at the notices to the respective petition effecting recovery and thereafte instructions from the petitioners, may be disposed of, directing tter, after issuing fresh notice and them, whereafter portunity ordance with law may be passed, peculiarity of each case. Certain a part of the amount, which had interest on the said amount be also to ring for petitioner in CWP-11705- submit that insofar as her claim for ion is stated to be pending as well the DCRG, regarding which the cted to take a decision, in a time e learned State counsel does not respondent-Bank on instructions, mited prayer made. id and without commenting on the resent petitions stand disposed of petent authority of the respondent- at the matter, after issuing fresh petitioners, giving out the basis for ereafter considering their response PARVEEN KUMAR 2025.01.18 15:56 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. 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Th any, previously refunded be also orders are adverse to the petitio reasons, leaving them free to see 8. It is made clear that till the ti the respondent-Bank and for recovery shall be effected from t 9. The respondent-State, in CW decide the claim pending with months and if found entitled, rel ecision, which this Court has no orities would not address in a just, er. The interest on the amount, if be also paid. Needless to say, if the petitioners, the same shall contain to seek legal redress thereupon. l the time final decision is taken by for two weeks thereafter, no from the petitioners. in CWP-11705-2016, is directed to with it, within a period of four ed, release the benefits forthwith.” 3. 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Arguments

ing heard the learned counsel for order on 28.02.2023, which reads “Learned counsel for the petitioner had retired on 3 in a Government Primary Gurdaspur and at the tim was fixed and necessary D a period of ten years, i.e. demand notice (Annexure State Bank of India wh stated to be as a demand n seeking a recovery from t of fifteen days. The petit reply to the above vide A order has been passed by fixing any liability of the p the action of the responde of the principles of natural or the petitioner submitted that the d on 31.10.2009 as a Head Teacher rimary School, Sangatpur, District he time of retirement, her pension ssary DA was granted to her. After rs, i.e. in the year 2019 impugned nexure P-1) has been issued by the ia which although is purportedly and notice but in fact it is an order from the petitioner within a period e petitioner thereafter even filed a vide Annexure P-4. However, no sed by any authority till date for f the petitioner. She submitted that pondent Bank was totally violative natural justice. When the State filed Education Officer (Eleme it is so stated in parag submissions that the Sta amount of pension of the the petitioner can only No.4 which is the Ban proforma party in the pres is filed by the bank which they also take a prelimin they have been unnecess and they have only a r pension to the petitioner an filed reply its District through Elementary Education), Gurdaspur, paragraph 4 of the preliminary he State has never deducted any of the petitioner and the claim of only be redressed by respondent Bank and the State is only a e present writ petition. When reply which is the State Bank of India, eliminary objection by saying that necessarily arrayed in the petition y a role of disbursement of the oner and nothing else. It is very strange to note t by the State of Punjab an onus on each other with th owning the responsibility. note that when the replies are filed jab and by the bank, they shift the ith the result that none of them are bility. The claim of the petitioner is PARVEEN KUMAR 2025.01.18 15:56 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. (cid:1) (cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1) (cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1) (cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:8)(cid:9)(cid:6) (cid:1) (cid:9)(cid:6)(cid:5)(cid:10)(cid:9)(cid:10)(cid:10)(cid:1) (cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:5)/(cid:5)(cid:1) (cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1) (cid:1) that after her retirement, Rs.12,00,000/- is being s the pension of the petition of the authoritative law lai Hon'ble Supreme Court in versus Rafiq Masih (Wh SCC 334 and Thomas Da and others 2022 AIR (SC issued by the State of Pu repeatedly for complying by the Hon'ble Supreme C This Court has come ac earlier also whereby th responsibilities. Althoug arrangement or agreemen State for the purpose of di State being a welfare responsibilities in such lik is their own ex-employe expected to be insensit Furthermore, when the am deducted, the entire am Treasury whereas the bank and they do not have a finances. When the recove the bank and are set aside law laid down by the Hon Masih's case (supra) a (supra), the amount goes appears that the ultimate r loss to the State excheque the wrongful action for re bank but the loss is incurr the entire conspectus from perspective, this Court is State Government being abdicate its responsibiliti especially while filing rep that they have nothing to onus to the bank. It appea is lack of coordination be and the banks who have disbursement of pension e

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