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2025 DAILYLAW 159254 (ALL)

DR. VIJAY KUMAR v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. DEPTT OF GEOLOGY AND MINING, LKO. AND 2 OTHERS

WRIA/7861/2024 · 2025-03-05

Alok Mathur

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:13464 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7861 of 2024 Petitioner :- Dr. Vijay Kumar Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt Of Geology And Mining, Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- I.M. Pandey Ist,Rudra Kumar Tiwari Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Dipak Seth Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J. 1. Heard Sri I.M. Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. 2. Grievance raised by the petitioner in the present writ petition is with regard to non payment of GPF, Leave Encashment and the amount of Group Insurance Scheme, accruing after the retirement of petitioner on 31.01.2024, on attaining age of superannuation. 3. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has superannuated from service while he was working on the post of Geologist on 31.01.2024 and at the time of his superannuation disciplinary proceedings were continuing which was initiated in the year 2020 and has not been concluded till date. In the aforesaid circumstances, prayer has been made seeking direction to the respondents firstly to pay post retiral dues to the petitioner which are admissible to be paid to the petitioner, in case of pendency of disciplinary proceedings. 4. Accordingly, with regard to the aforesaid prayer, the present writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to move fresh representation before respondent no. 1 - Principal Secretary, Department of Geology and Mining, Government of U.P., Lucknow, within next two weeks alongwith certified copy of this order. In case any such representation is made by the petitioner, respondent no. 1 is directed to proceed to consider and decide the same expeditiously, say within six weeks from the date of receipt of representation, in accordance with law by means of reasoned and speaking order and communicate the decision to the petitioner. 5. It is further provided that all the admissible dues. liable to be paid to the petitioner, shall be released expeditiously, say within three weeks of the passing of order on the representation. 6. With regard to pendency of disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner, which is pending since 2020, respondent no. 1 is directed to conclude the same expeditiously, say within two weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order. Order Date :- 5.3.2025 A. Verma (Alok Mathur, J.) Digitally signed by :- ANURAG VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench