RAJKALA v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. TRANSPORT DEPTT. LKO. AND 3 OTHERS
WRIA/4201/2025 · 2025-04-18
Rajesh Singh Chauhan
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:22109 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 4201 of 2025 Petitioner :- Rajkala Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Transport Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Shyam Narayan Shukla,Mukesh Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Akhilesh Pratap Singh,Pradeep Kumar Shukla Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.
1. Heard Sri Shyam Narayan Shukla, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Daya Shanker Tiwari, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-opposite party no.1, and Sri Pradeep Kumar Shukla, learned counsel for respondent nos.2 and 3 and Sri Akhilesh Pratap Singh,
learned counsel for respondent no.4.
2. By means of this petition, the petitioner has prayed following main relief:-
"(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the opposite party no.3 & 4 collectively to make upto date payment of EPF & EPS-95 Pensionary benefits from the due date with interest on delayed payment. (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the opposite party no.3 & 4 collectively to decide the representation dated 08.04.2025 made by the petitioner addressed to the opposite party no.3 & 4 Contained as Annexure No.2."
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that for redressal of the aforesaid grievance, the petitioner has preferred representation to the competent authority, but to no avail. Learned counsel for the petitioner has also submitted that the petitioner may be permitted to prefer a fresh representation before opposite party nos.3 and 4 and this Court may direct opposite party nos.3 and 4 to pass appropriate order strictly in accordance with law.
4. Learned counsel for the opposite parties has no objection if direction for disposal of the representation is issued.
5. Therefore, without entering into merits of the issue, the petitioner is permitted to prefer a fresh representation to opposite party no.3 i.e. Regional Manager, U.P. State Road Transport Corporation, Hardoi Region, Hardoi and opposite party no.4 Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Sub Regional Office (SRO) employee's Provident Fund, regional Office Bareilly taking all pleas and grounds, which are necessary for disposal of the representation and also enclosing the earlier representation, if any, along with certified copy of this order within a period of fifteen days
from today. If such a representation is preferred by the petitioner within the aforesaid stipulated time, the authority concerned shall consider and dispose off the aforesaid representation of the petitioner by speaking and reasoned order, strictly in accordance with law, with expedition, say within a period of ten weeks from the date of receipt of the representation and thereafter communicate the decision thereof to the petitioner forthwith. It is made clear that opposite party no.3 shall take a decision on the representation of the petitioner and on the basis of decision so taken by opposite party no.3, the opposite party no.4 shall take a decision strictly in accordance with law.
6. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is
disposed of finally.
Order Date :- 18.4.2025. Rks. Digitally signed by :- RAJESH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench