AJAY KUMAR PATHAK AND OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY. DEPTT. OF BASIC EDUCATION AND 4 OTHERS
WRIA/6107/2025 · 2025-05-30
Rajesh Singh Chauhan
Special Leave Petitionbody2025
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:34013 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 6107 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ajay Kumar Pathak And Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Basic Education And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Jay Prakash Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Ravi Prakash Yadav Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J. Present petition has been filed seeking death-cum-retirement gratuity. In the light of the decisions taken by this Court in the case of Smt. Ranjana Kakkar Vs. State of U.P. and ors. reported in 2008(10) ADJ 63 which has been followed in subsequent decisions in the case of Smt. Angoori Devi Vs. Regional Joint Director of Education, Agra Region & Others 2012 (1) LCD 674 and several other cases as well as the law laid down in the case of Usha Rani v. State of U.P. & Ors. (Writ - A No.17399 of 2019) decided on 07.11.2019; the special appeal filed against which has been dismissed and the S.L.P. No.19089 of 2021 (State of U.P. & Ors. v. Usha Rani) has also been dismissed, it is informed at the Bar that the State Government has issued Government Order 03.02.2023 whereby guidelines have been made for determination of the death-cum-retirement gratuity, as such, the present petition is disposed off directing respondents to consider and decide the claim of the petitioner in the light of the Government Order dated 03.02.2023 afresh in accordance with law within a period of three months. Order Date :- 30.5.2025 Anurag Digitally signed by :- ANURAG SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- ANURAG SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench