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2025 DAILYLAW 116787 (ALL)

SMT. SUDAMA v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HORTICULTURE AND FOOD PROCESSING LKO. AND 3 OTHERS

WRIA/402/2025 · 2025-01-15

Alok Mathur

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:2444 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 402 of 2025 Petitioner :- Smt. Sudama Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Horticulture And Food Processing Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Km. Madhurima Bhargava Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State and perused the material available on record. 2. The petitioner is stated to be working in the office of respondent No.4 i.e., District Horticulture Officer, Section G, Aliganj, Lucknow since February, 2007 on daily wage basis. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is being paid only Rs.7,000/- per month as daily wager. However, similarly situated employees are being paid Rs.18,000/- per month. He further submits that in pursuance of the recommendation of the Seventh Pay Commission, the minimum wages have been increased and the petitioner should be paid the minimum wages as daily wager as per the recommendation of the Seventh Pay Commission. 4. Learned Standing Counsel submits that if the petitioner is entitled for minimum of the wages as per the recommendation of the Seventh Pay Commission, a decision shall be taken in that regard. 5. In view of the aforesaid, the present writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to move a fresh representation within two weeks from today to opposite party no.2 (Director, Horticulture & Food Processing, Uttar Pradesh), in case such a representation is made within the aforesaid period, the opposite party no. 2 shall pass an appropriate order regarding the payment of minimum wages to the petitioner as per the recommendation of the Seventh Pay Commission expeditiously say within a period of six weeks by a speaking and reasoned order in accordance with law. .(Alok Mathur, J.) Order Date :- 15.1.2025 Virendra Digitally signed by :- VIRENDRA KUMAR GUPTA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench