W.P.No.2434 of 2025 -------------------------- THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 17.02.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN W.P.No. 2434 of 2025 L.Manjula ...Petitioner Vs. 1.The Registrar General, High Court of Madras, High Court Campus, Chennai - 600104. 2.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home (Court V) Department, Fort. Saint George, Chennai - 9. 3.The Principal District Judge, Krishnagiri. 4.The Principal Accountant General (A and E), AG's Office (Audit) Complex, Anna Salai, Roast Revor Garden, Teynampet, Chennai - 600 018. 5.The District Treasury Officer, Dharmapuri. 6.The District Munsif, Krishnagiri. ...Respondents 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.2434 of 2025 -------------------------- Prayer : Writ Petition filed under 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records of the 6th respondent in connection with the proceedings of D.No. 202/2023, dated 15.05.2023 and quash the same and direct the respondents to return the amount that had been recovered from the petitioner. For Petitioner : Mr.A.Sakthivel For Respondents : Mr.C.R.Malarvannan for RR1, 3 & 6 Mr.P.Aanda Kumar, Government Advocate for RR2, 4 & 5 ******* O R D E R (Order of the Court was made by R.SUBRAMANIAN, J.) Challenge is to the order of the learned District Munsif, Krishnagiri, re-fixing the salary of the petitioner on the ground that her pay was fixed wrongly for the period between 12.05.2003 and 30.06.2022. 2. By the impugned proceedings, the learned District Munsif, Krishnagiri has, after re-fixing the pay, directed recovery from the retirement benefits of the petitioner. The issue is squarely covered by the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in State of Punjab and Others Vs. Rafiq Masih (White Washer's case) reported in AIR 2015 SC 696 as well as the judgment 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.2434 of 2025 -------------------------- of this Court in P.Ponnusamy Vs. The Registrar General, High Court of Madras made in W.P.No.8952 etc., batch of 2023 dated 04.03.2024. 3. Hence, this Writ Petition will stand allowed in part, the order of recovery will stand set aside, since the petitioner has already retired and the re-fixation is sustained. The pension of the petitioner will be re-worked as per the re-fixation done. If any recovery had been made, the amount recovered alone shall be repaid to the petitioner within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. (R.S.M., J.) (G.A.M., J.) 17.02.2025 dsa Index : No Neutral Citation : No Speaking order To: 1.The Registrar General, 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.2434 of 2025 -------------------------- High Court of Madras, High Court Campus, Chennai - 600104. 2.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home (Court V) Department, Fort. Saint George, Chennai - 9. 3.The Principal District Judge, Krishnagiri. 4.The Principal Accountant General (A and E), AG's Office (Audit) Complex, Anna Salai, Roast Revor Garden, Teynampet, Chennai - 600 018. 5.The District Treasury Officer, Dharmapuri. 6.The District Munsif, Krishnagiri. R.SUBRAMANIAN, J. and G.ARUL MURUGAN, J. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.2434 of 2025 -------------------------- dsa W.P.No. 2434 of 2025 17.02.2025 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis