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PANKAJ @ PANKAJ NIGAM v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY. DEPTT. OF MEDICAL HEALTH U.P. LKO. AND 2 OTHERS

/11270/2025 · 2025-09-23

Manjive Shukla

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 11270 of 2025 Court No. - 30 HON'BLE MANJIVE SHUKLA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State-respondents. 2. The captioned writ petition has been filed by the petitioner, inter alia therein for the following reliefs:- "1. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the oppostie parties to pay the petitioner salary with grade pay of Rs. 2,800/- in accordance with the Government Order dated 19.12.2011, annexued as Annexure No. 1 to the instant writ petition. 2. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the opposite partis to pay the arrears of salary incurred by the petitioner due to the change in petitioner's grade pay from Rs. 2000/- ot Rs. 2800/-, from the inception of their service. 3. It has been contended on behalf of the petitioner that the controversy involved in this petition, as to whether Health Workers appointed after 01.12.2011 are entitled for Grade Pay of Rs.2,800/- had already been settled by this Court vide judgment and order dated 04.07.2023 passed in Writ-A No.20255 of 2021; Kamal Deep Nirala and another vs. State of U.P. and another. It has further been contended that the Special Appeal filed against the said judgment and order dated 04.07.2023 had already been dismissed by this Court. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dhruvendra Pratap, Sweta Swarankar Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Pankaj @ Pankaj Nigam .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Medical Health U.P. Lko. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has also brought to the notice of this Court that in identical matters this Court had already passed various orders whereby the petitioners of the said petition have been granted benefit of the judgment and order dated 04.07.2023 passed in Writ-A No.20255 of 2021. 5. Learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State does not dispute that the facts of this case are identical to the facts of the case in Writ-A No.20255 of 2021. He has also admitted that the persons identically placed to the petitioner had already been granted benefit of the judgment and order dated 04.07.2023 in various writ petitions by this Court. 6. I have considered the submissions made by learned counsels appearing for the parties and I find that it is admitted amongst the parties that the instant writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment and order dated 04.07.2023 passed in Writ-A No.20255 of 2021. 7. Accordingly, this writ petition is allowed in terms of the judgment and order dated 04.07.2023 passed in Writ-A No.20255 of 2023. September 23, 2025 Anurag WRIA No. 11270 of 2025 2 (Manjive Shukla,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANURAG SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench