DR. MUKTA RAM PANDEY AND OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY. AGRICULTURE EDU. RESEARCH LKO. AND 3 OTHERS
/8158/2024 · 2025-01-24
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[ 2025 DAILYLAW 160470 (ALL) · dailylaw.ai ]
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:4782 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8158 of 2024 Petitioner :- Dr. Mukta Ram Pandey And Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Agriculture Edu. Research Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Saryu Prasad Tiwari Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Ran Vijay Singh Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J.
1. Supplementary affidavit filed today is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-State, Shri Ran Vijay Singh, learned counsel appearing for respondents No.2 to 4. 3. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that despite the petitioners having retired, their retiral dues have still not been paid till date and hence a prayer for directing the respondents to pay all retiral dues to the petitioners alongwith arrears of pension with 10% interest and to continue to pay regular pension to the petitioners. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has referred to the order dated 17.12.2024 passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Special Leave to Appeal (C) No.7697 of 2024, a copy of which is Annexure-3 to the supplementary affidavit filed today, and states that the matter pertains to a similar issue as that of the petitioners. He further states that the Hon'ble Supreme Court vide the aforesaid order has indicated that the respondents would not be dis-entitled from claiming the admitted retiral benefits that the employees are entitled to. 5. Contention is that the Hon'ble Supreme Court in a similar petition has directed that the admitted dues can be claimed by the petitioners consequently the respondents be directed to pay admitted dues to the petitioners within specified time, to which learned counsels appearing for the respondents have no objection. 6. Considering the aforesaid, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to pay admitted retiral dues of the petitioners in accordance with law under relevant rules, which would be paid within a period of 6 weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order provided there is no legal impediment. It would be open for the respondents to approach the competent court. It is further provided that in case any grievance of the petitioners still subsists, it would be open for the petitioners to approach the competent court of law.
Order Date :- 24.1.2025 prateek Digitally signed by :- PRATEEK ARORA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench