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2025 DAILYLAW 158178 (ALL)

VINOD KUMAR SHUKLA v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ITS SECY. REVENUE DEPTT. LKO. AND 3 OTHERS

WRIA/9205/2025 · 2025-08-18

Manish Mathur

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:48207 Court No. - 8 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 9205 of 2025 Petitioner :- Vinod Kumar Shukla Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Its Secy. Revenue Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mukund Tewari,Dhawal Bir Prasad Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J. 1. Supplementary affidavit filed today, bringing on record the confirmation order of the petitioner dated 30.07.2011, is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned State Counsel for the opposite parties. 3. The petition has been filed seeking a direction to the concerned authority for release of post-retiral dues, including the General Provident Fund (GPF) along with other dues and interest. 4. Learned State Counsel has placed on record written instructions dated 15.08.2025, which are taken on record and as per the same, 90% of the GPF and GIS has already been paid to the petitioner. It is submitted that the remaining dues shall be paid shortly. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner, having superannuated from service on 30.09.2024, was entitled to timely initiation and disbursement of retiral benefits in accordance with the provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Government Servant Pension Rules, 1995, particularly since no departmental enquiry is pending against him. 6. Upon consideration of the submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties, the facts as stated above stand admitted, particularly the fact that the petitioner superannuated in September 2024 without any departmental enquiry pending against him. In such circumstances, in light of the Rules, 1995, it was incumbent upon the opposite parties to make payment of the retiral dues to the petitioner within a stipulated time frame. 7. In view thereof, opposite party Nos. 2 and 4, i.e., Commissioner, Consolidation, Directorate of Consolidation, Indira Bhawan, Lucknow, U.P. and Commissioner, General Provident Fund, Bhavishya Nidhi Bhavan, Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow are directed to ensure the payment of the outstanding post-retiral benefits to the petitioner within a period of six weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is served upon the concerned authority. The petitioner shall also be entitled to interest at the rate of 6% per annum from the date the amount fell due until the date of actual payment. 8. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 18.8.2025 Shubhankar Digitally signed by :- SHUBHANKAR THAKUR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench