# Chhattisgarh HC bars recovery of excess pay despite undertaking 2026-08-08T23:02:52+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that excess salary paid due to wrong pay fixation cannot be recovered from Class-III and Class-IV employees, even if they gave an undertaking or consent letter. Justice Bibhu Datta Guru quashed the recovery of Rs 6.26 lakh from a retired Sub-Inspector, noting that the excess payment was made without any fraud or misrepresentation by the employee. The petitioner said he deposited the amount under pressure after being told his retiral dues would be withheld. The court cited the Supreme Court's Rafiq Masih judgment and directed the state to refund the amount within three months. ## Coverage - livelaw.in Tags: Chhattisgarh High Court, Class-III employees, Class-IV employees, excess salary recovery, government employees, pay fixation Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/chhattisgarh-hc-bars-recovery-of-excess-pay-despite-undertaking/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/chhattisgarh-hc-bars-recovery-of-excess-pay-despite-undertaking/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.