Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:41816 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7903 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ramesh Chandra Respondent :- Deputy General Manager Hrm Appellate Auth. Indian Bank Chennai And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Dhirendra Kumar Mishra,Pramod Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- Gopal Kumar Srivastava Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Akashdeep Srivastava holding brief of Shri Gopal Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the respondents. 2. With the consent of learned counsel appearing for the contesting parties, the writ petition is finally being disposed of. 3. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that despite the petitioner having been removed from service vide order dated 18.07.2023, his gratuity and leave encashment has not been paid and hence the petition. 4. Responding learned counsel for the respondents informs that Gratuity has been forfeited by the Bank. So far as payment of leave encashment is concerned, the petitioner has to apply in the prescribed proforma and in case he applies in prescribed proforma, his claim would be considered in accordance with law. 5. In view of the aforesaid, the writ petition stands disposed of. It is provided that in case the petitioner applies for payment of leave encashment on the prescribed proforma then the respondent-Bank shall consider the same in accordance with law under relevant rules, which consideration would be done within a period of two months from the date the petitioner applies 6. It is made clear that this Court has not gone into the merits of the claim set forth by the petitioner. Order Date :- 22.7.2025 prateek Digitally signed by :- PRATEEK ARORA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench