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2025 DAILYLAW 151933 (ALL)

SANJAY KUMAR GUPTA v. U.P. JAL NIGAM (URBAN) THRU. ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR LKO. AND 2 OTHERS

WRIA/7761/2025 · 2025-07-18

Abdul Moin

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:41130 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7761 of 2025 Petitioner :- Sanjay Kumar Gupta Respondent :- U.P. Jal Nigam (Urban) Thru. Its Managing Director Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Savita Jain Counsel for Respondent :- Rishabh Kapoor Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Krishna Vishwakarma holding brief of Shri Rishabh Kapoor, learned counsel for the respondents. 2. With the consent of the parties, the matter is being decided finally. 3. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that despite the petitioner having retired on attaining the age of superannuation on 28.02.2023, his retial dues have still not been paid till date. 4. It is contended that earlier there was disciplinary proceeding pending against the petitioner, which has now culminated and the petitioner has been exonerated from the proceedings vide order dated 14.02.2024, a copy of which is Annexure-2 to the petition and consequently it cannot be said that there is any legal impediment in payment of retiral dues to the petitioner. 5. Aforesaid fact has not been disputed by the learned counsel for the respondents. 6. Considering the aforesaid, the writ petition is disposed of. 7. A writ of mandamus is issued to the respondent No.2 to ensure payment of retiral dues to the petitioner within a period of 6 weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order, provided there is no legal impediment. The petitioner would also be paid admissible interest on delayed payment. Order Date :- 18.7.2025 prateek Digitally signed by :- PRATEEK ARORA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench