HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (S/S) No.1248 of 2025 Sri Harish Lal ...Petitioner Versus Managing Director, Uttarakhand Transport Corporation and others ….Respondents Present: Mr. Rajat Pandey, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Lalit Samant, Advocate for the respondents. Hon’ble Ravindra Maithani, J.(Oral) By means of instant petition, the petitioner has sought the following reliefs:- “(i) a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari to call for the record of case and quash impugned pay fixation order dated 18-8-2021, and the recovery order dated 17-2-2022 contained in Annexure no.3 & 5 to this writ petition. (ii) a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to refund the entire amount i.e. Rs.253908/- deducted/recovered from the Retiral dues/gratuity of the petitioner. (iii) a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to release the gratuity/leave encashment amount of the petitioner on the basis of last drawn salary of the petitioner. (iv) a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, which this Hon’ble court may deem fit and proper on the basis of the facts and circumstances of the case. (v) Award the cost of the petition to the petitioner.” 2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 2 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 the 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. This fact is admitted by learned counsel for the respondents. 5. Since the matter is covered, instant petition is decided in terms of the judgment dated 04.04.2024, passed by the 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.) 01.08.2025 Jitendra