Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:109965 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7947 of 2021 Petitioner :- Ramji Rai Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Alok Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J. 1. Heard Sri Alok Mishra, learned counsel for petitioner and Ms. Shruti Malviya, learned Brief Holder for State. 2. Learned counsel for petitioner, after arguing for some time, has limited his case that without any substantial reason, his pension is stopped since April, 2019 and further refers paragraph 11 of counter affidavit that despite said affidavit was filed way back in 2021, even today i.e. about 4 years, no detail has been provided whether pension budget has been received or not. 3. Learned Brief Holder for State, in absence of instructions, is not in position to make a statement so far as pension budget is concerned. 4. In view of above, Court is of the view that respondents are under legal obligation to pay regular pension to petitioner, however, as referred above, from last more than 6 years, not a single penny is paid towards pension. 5. Learned Brief Holder for State is not aware about outcome of demand of pension budget. 6. In aforesaid circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with an observation that in case pension is not commenced within six weeks from today and arrears of it are not paid within 4 months from today, petitioner will have liberty to approach this Court and in that eventuality, it may be a case to pass an order of recovery from salary account of concerned respondents. The petitioner is directed to file life certificate within 2 weeks. Order Date :- 10.7.2025 N. Sinha Digitally signed by :- NIRMAL SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad