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2025 DAILYLAW 151620 (ALL)

JAI NARAIN UPADHYAY v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. NAGA VIKAS LKO. AND 4 OTHERS

WRIA/7653/2025 · 2025-07-30

Abdul Moin

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:44284 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7653 of 2025 Petitioner :- Jai Narain Upadhyay Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Naga Vikas Lko. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Akhilesh Upadhyay Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Rishabh Kapoor Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent no. 1 and Shri Rishabh Kapoor, learned counsel for the respondents no. 2 to 5. 2. With the consent of learned counsels appearing for the contesting parties, the writ petition is finally being decided. 3. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that despite medical reimbursement of an amount of Rs 96,845.15/- having been sent by the Chief Accounts Officer to the Executive Engineer (Cash) vide letter dated 12.09.2022, a copy of which is annexure 1 to the writ petition, for appropriate action yet the aforesaid amount has still not been released till date despite lapse of almost three years. 4. The Court had required Shri Rishabh Kapoor, learned counsel for the respondents no. 2 to 5, to seek instructions as to why despite order dated 12.09.2022 the claim of the petitioner has not been processed for medical reimbursement. 5. Today Shri Rishabh Kapoor, learned counsel for the respondents no. 2 to 5 informs on the basis of instructions sent by respondent no. 4 dated 24.07.2025 that there is no dispute to the entitlement of the petitioner. 6. Considering the aforesaid there cannot be any occasion for the respondents to sit over the medical reimbursement of the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed. 8. A writ of mandamus is issued commanding the respondent no. 2 i.e. the Managing Director, U.P. Jal Nigam (Nagariya), Lucknow to ensure payment of medical reimbursement of the petitioner within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order provided there is no legal impediment. Order Date :- 30.7.2025 J. K. Dinkar Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench