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2025 DAILYLAW 163177 (ALL)

GEETA NAIK v. UNION OF INDIA THRU. SECY. MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION NEW DELHI AND 2 OTHERS

WRIA/10313/2025 · 2025-09-09

Abdul Moin

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 10313 of 2025 Court No. - 4 HON'BLE ABDUL MOIN, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Anand Dwivedi, learned counsel for the respondent no. 1 and Sri Dwijendra Mishra, learned counsel for the respondents no. 2 & 3. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the instant writ petition is being finally decided. The petitioner, a widow is before this Court claiming that despite her husband having retired from service on 31.05.2016, the leave encashment was only paid on 26.05.2020 but without any interest and hence the petitioner is claiming interest on the aforesaid amount having been paid late. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that with regard to the relief sought in the writ petition, the petitioner may be permitted to submit a representation before the respondent No.3 which may be directed to be decided within a fixed time frame to which Sri Anand Dwivedi, learned counsel for the respondent no. 1 and Sri Dwijendra Mishra, learned counsel for the respondents no. 2 & 3 have no objection. In view of the above, it is provided that in case the petitioner submits a representation within ten days from today before the respondent No.3 then the respondent No.3 shall endevour to decide the same by means of a reasoned and speaking order within a further period of six weeks from the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashok Kumar Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Dwijendra Mishra Geeta Naik .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India Thru. Secy. Ministry Of Communication New Delhi And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) date of receipt of a certified copy of this order along with representation. With the aforesaid direction, writ petition is disposed of. It is made clear that this Court has not gone into the merits of the case. September 9, 2025 Pachhere/- WRIA No. 10313 of 2025 2 (Abdul Moin,J.) Digitally signed by :- SATYENDRA SINGH PACHHERE High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench