Authority: Uttarakhand High Court (UKHC)
Order Date: Date not specified in the document
Case Overview
- Parties: Petitioner Yashodhar Gahtori vs. Uttarakhand Transport Corporation and others (Respondents).
- Petition Number: WPSS/2092/2026.
- Counsel: Mr. I.D. Paliwal (petitioner); Mr. Manish Kumar (respondent) holding brief of Mr. Ashish Joshi.
- Nature of Petition: Writ petition challenging an order dated 01‑06‑2022 issued by Respondent No.2, which directed recovery of Rs 3,83,622 from the petitioner’s gratuity and salary arrears and ordered the respondents to return the deducted amount.
- Key Allegation: The petitioner contends that the grievance has already been resolved by the Division Bench of the Uttarakhand High Court in Special Appeal No.245 of 2022 (Managing Director, Uttarakhand Transport Corporation v. Ashok Kr. Saxena) decided on 04‑04‑2024.
- Legal Context: The petition seeks relief from the recovery and return direction, asserting that the matter is finally settled by the earlier appellate decision.
Final Outcome
- The court observed that the controversy raised in the writ petition had been conclusively settled by the Division Bench on 04‑04‑2024. Consequently, the petition was dismissed/closed, reaffirming the earlier appellate resolution.
Topics: Legal Dispute, Gratuity Recovery