VIKRMADITIYA SINGH v. THE STATE OF U.P.THROUGH SECY SHASHAN IRRIGATION
WRIA/5858/2004 · 2025-02-17
Alok Mathur
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:10313 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 5858 of 2004 Petitioner :- Vikrmaditiya Singh Respondent :- The State Of U.P.Through Secy Shashan Irrigation Counsel for Petitioner :- D.K.Srivastava,Ajit Singh,Lalit Mohan Singh,Pradeep K Srivastava,Santosh Kumar Srivastva Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J.
1. Heard Shri Ajit Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for State-respondents.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that petitioner was working on the post of Overseer (Junior Engineer) in the U.P. Irrigation Department and superannuated from service on
31.01.1987. The grievance of the petitioner is that while preparing the Pension Payment Order the last pay drawn of the petitioner has been incorrectly fixed and consequently, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that respondents should decide the said controversy by a reasoned and speaking order and rectify the Pension Payment Order accordingly.
3. After arguing the matter at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that grievance of the petitioner shall be substantially redressed in case opposite party no.2 is directed to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner dated 26.05.2007, as contained in Annexure No. RA-1 to the rejoinder affidavit in a time bound manner.
4. Learned Standing Counsel does not object if a direction is issued to respondent no.2 for expeditious disposal of the representation preferred by the petitioner.
5. Accordingly, without entering into the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent no. 2 - Engineer-in-Chief, U.P. Irrigation Department, Lucknow to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 26.05.2007 (Annexure No. RA-1 to the rejoinder affidavit) expeditiously, say, within a period of six weeks from the date a copy of this
order is produced before him in accordance with law. (Alok Mathur, J.)
Order Date :- 17.2.2025 Arnima Digitally signed by :- ARNIMA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench