Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:42058 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7253 of 2025 Petitioner :- Chhedi Lal Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Cooperative Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sanjay Kumar Srivastava,Akshat Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Ayush Chaudhary Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent no. 1 and Shri Ayush Chaudhary, learned counsel for the respondents no. 2 and 3. 2. With the consent of learned counsel appearing for the contesting parties, the writ petition is being finally decided. 3. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner retired on attaining the age of superannuation on 31.01.2024. His entire retiral dues and service dues have not been paid by the respondents. 4. Shri Ayush Chaudhary, learned counsel for the respondents informs that even prior to retirement of the petitioner inquiry proceedings were pending against him in which he did not submit any reply and thus it has not been found feasible to pay any of the dues to the petitioner. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the reply to the show cause notice has been given by the petitioner on 21.07.2025. 6. Shri Ayush Chaudhary, learned counsel for the respondents states that in case any reply has been given by the petitioner then an endeavour would be made to conclude the disciplinary proceedings pending against the petitioner positively within a period of four weeks from today. 7. Shri Chaudhary further states that there is financial crunch with which the respondents are seized per which the admitted dues could not be paid. 8. Financial crunch cannot be a ground for non-payment of retiral dues. As such, it is provided that after the proceedings are culminated within aforesaid period of time then 25% of the admitted dues as payable to the petitioner would be paid within next three weeks and the balance amount would be paid within next three months. Respondents shall also consider payment of interest on the aforesaid dues. 9. The writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 22.7.2025 J. K. Dinkar Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench