Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:8927 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 1766 of 2025 Petitioner :- Nishat Akhtar Abidi Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. (Higher Edu.) Govt. Of U.P. Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Gibran Akhtar Khan Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri P.K. Singh, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondents No.1 to 4. 2. With the consent of the parties, the matter is being decided finally. 3. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that husband of the petitioner was Professor in Lucknow University. His gratuity has not been paid. 4. It is contended that aforesaid aspect of the matter has been considered by this Court in a bunch of writ petitions leading being Writ A No.5724 of 2024 in Re: University College Ret. Teachers Welfare Asso. Lko. and Another Vs. State of U.P. and Others, decided on 01.10.2024, a copy of which is Annexure-7 to the petition. It is prayed that the respondents be directed to consider the claim of the petitioner in the light of the aforesaid judgment. 5. To the aforesaid prayer, Shri P.K. Singh, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel does not have any objection. 6. Considering the aforesaid, the writ petition is disposed of. It is provided that respondent No.1 shall consider the claim of the petitioner for payment of gratuity along with interest in terms of the judgment of this Court in the case of University College Ret. Teachers Welfare Asso. Lko. (supra). Such consideration be done within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. 7. It is made clear that this Court has not gone into the merits of the claim set forth by the petitioner. Order Date :- 12.2.2025 Pachhere/- Digitally signed by :- SATYENDRA SINGH PACHHERE High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench