HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No.1354 of 2025 (S/S) Sri Hem Chandra Pant ….......Petitioner Vs. State of Uttarakhand and others ……....... Respondents Present : Mr. K.K. Harbola, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Narain Dutt, Standing Counsel for the State/respondent nos.1 and 2. Mr. Bhupendra Singh Bisht, Advocate for respondent no.3. Mr. Siddhant Manral, Advocate holding brief of Mr. Dharmendra Barthwal, Advocate for respondent no.4. JUDGMENT Hon’ble Ravindra Maithani, J. (Oral) By means of the instant petition, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs:- A. To issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the Respondents to forthwith release the amount of retiral benefits of the petitioner including Arrears of Pension and Gratuity etc., to the petitioner, details whereof, is given in Para No.12 of this writ petition. B. To issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the Respondents to pay interest on the delayed payment of retiral benefits of the petitioner, at a rate to be specified by this Hon’ble Court. C. To issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the Respondents to grant all consequential benefits to the petitioner. D. To issue any other writ order or direction which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and necessary in the circumstances of the case. E. To award the cost of the writ petition in favour of the petitioner. 2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that, in fact, the petitioner has not been received the post retiral benefits and other benefits despite much delay. 2 4. Learned counsel for the respondent no.3 would submit that the claim of the petitioner is admitted, but due to financial constraints, the payment could not be made on time. He gives an undertaking that within three months from today, all the admissible dues will be paid to the petitioner. 5. The Court takes on record the statement made on behalf of the respondent no.3. 6. The writ petition is disposed of with the directions to the respondent no.3 to make the payment of all admissible dues to the petitioner within a period of three months from today. (Ravindra Maithani, J.) 14.08.2025 Sanjay SANJAY KANOJIA Digitally signed by SANJAY KANOJIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=e50e50b49596520698eff87e0a08bbd504686 df4d1afc60f54a287831dec46fe, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=26EEB7122ED0DD23233A255DD8EC45 0A84B515A087CAEFD1B3179A7DEAE40699, cn=SANJAY KANOJIA Date: 2025.08.19 15:18:00 +05'30'