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2025 DAILYLAW 141604 (ALL)

GANGA SINGH v. U.P. JAL NIGAM (URBAN) THRU. MANAGING DIRECTOR, 6, LKO. AND 3 OTHERS

WRIA/6198/2025 · 2025-06-10

Saurabh Lavania

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:35171 Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 6198 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ganga Singh Respondent :- U.P. Jal Nigam (Urban) Thru. Managing Director, 6, Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Savita Jain Counsel for Respondent :- Rishabh Kapoor Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard. The instant writ petition has been filed seeking following main relief(s):- "i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the opposite parties to revise the salary of the petitioner in the pay scale of Rs.950-1500/- with effect from 01.04.1984 at par with his junior Sri Surendra Nath Mishra with all consequential benefits expeditiously or within the time stipulated by this Hon'ble Court. ii. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the opposite parties to revise pension of the petitioner in the pay scale of Rs.950-1500/- and also to make payment of arrears of pension and other post retiral dues expeditiously or within the time stipulated by this Hon'ble Court." Taking note of the reliefs sought, quoted above, in the light of the pleadings and documents on record, this Court finds that at the first instance decision should be taken by the competent authority, which as per Shri Rishabh Kapoor, learned counsel appearing for the Jal Nigam, is respondent no.2 i.e. Chief Engineer (E-3), U.P. Jal Nigam (Urban), 6, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow. In view of above, without going into the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent no. 2 to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner dated 27.04.2025 (Annexure No. 10 to the petition) by passing a reasoned and speaking order within a period of eight weeks from today. Shri Rishabh Kapoor, learned counsel appearing for the Jal Nigam undertakes to communicate this order to the respondent no.2. Order Date :- 10.6.2025 Mohit Singh/- Digitally signed by :- MOHIT SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench