1 2026:CGHC:4697 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3757 of 2020 Smt. Meena Chandraker D/o Shri Jhamu Das Chandraker Aged About 60 Years R/o Village Patewa, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh., District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Health And Public Welfare Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - The Chief Medical And Health Officer District Government Hospital Mahasamund Chhattisgarh., District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh 3 - Block Medical Officer Public Health Center Tumgaon Vikas Khand Mahasamund District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh., District : Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. T.K. Tiwari, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Amit Buxy, P.L. (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE SANJAY K. AGRAWAL) Order on Board 28/01/2026 1. The present writ petition has been filed against the letter dated 18.02.2020 issued by the Respondent No. 3- Block Medical Officer, Public Health Center, Vikas Khand Mahasamund, District: 2 Mahasamund whereby the recovery of Rs. 1,79,861/- has been directed against the petitioner. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was given certain additional amount for execution of work in Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana and Mukhyamantri Swasthya Beema Yojana, for which, the prize was also awarded to the petitioner, however, all of a sudden, the recovery order has been issued against the petitioner vide Annexure-P/1, wherein recovery has been sought wrongly on the ground that the amount was paid to the petitioner. It is further contended that the said order of recovery from the salary of the petitioner has been passed without giving any opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, therefore, defeats the rule of natural justice. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the State would support the impugned letter dated 18.02.2020 issued by respondent No. 3. 4. Heard learned counsel appearing for the parties, considered their rival submissions made herein-above and went through the records with utmost circumspection. 5. A careful perusal of Annexure-P/1, would show that no opportunity of hearing has been given to the petitioner, before the order of recovery dated 18.02.2020 is in violation of principle of natural justice and the same is liable to be quashed. 6. In that view of the matter, the impugned letter dated 18.02.2020 (Annexure-P/1) is quashed. However, the respondents are at liberty to proceed in accordance with law, if any. Sd/- Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) JUDGE Saurabh