Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:46772 Court No. - 8 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8966 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shri Ved Prakash Pandey Respondent :- Union Of India Thru. Secy. Deptt. Telecommunication Ministry New Delhi And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Raj Mani Dubey Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Dwijendra Mishra Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J. 1.Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. and Sri Dwijendra Mishra, learned counsel for opposite paries no.2 and 3. No one has appeared on behalf of opposite party no.1. 2. Present petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging the order dated (undated) whereby the respondents have passed an order stating that the dues would not be paid to the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner argues that the petitioner had earlier approached this Court by filing Writ - A No.9416 of 2024 which was disposed off vide order dated 04.10.2024 directing respondents to take a decision with regard to the claim of the petitioner within a period of two months. In compliance of the said direction, the impugned order has been passed. 4. The issue with regard to financial difficulty and interest on delayed payment was considered by this Court in the case of Nand Lal v. Indian Telephone Industries Limited and 2 Ors. (Writ - A No.31490 of 2016) decided on 09.03.2018 and thus, the stand taken in the impugned order with regard to financial difficulty is unsustainable. 5. In view of the settled law as discussed above, impugned order dated (undated) is set aside with direction to respondent no.2 to pay the outstanding amounts alongwith interest at the rate of 7% per annum from the date of retirement till actual payment/realization to the petitioner within a period of four weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. 6. In case the amounts are not paid, the petitioner would be at liberty to initiate appropriate contempt proceedings. 7. The writ petition is accordingly allowed. Order Date :- 11.8.2025 Shahnaz Digitally signed by :- SHAHNAZ BANO High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench