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2025 DAILYLAW 167724 (ALL)

HARISH CHANDRA v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY. REVENUE , LUCKNOW AND 3 OTHERS

WRIA/11673/2025 · 2025-10-07

Shree Prakash Singh

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 11673 of 2025 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. Sri Parimal Bhatt, Advocate has put in appearance by way of filing Vakalatnama on behalf of opposite parties no. 2 to 4 and the same is taken on record. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Parimal Bhatt, learned counsel for the opposite parties no. 2 to 4, Sri Vijay Vikram, learned Standing Counsel for the State and perused the record. Instant writ petition has been filed with the following relief :- "(i) Issue a writ mandamus commanding the Opposite Party No. 2 to grant second & third A.C.P amount & to decide the representation accordingly along with interest thereon." Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner was appointed as Pump Operator in the year 1993 and his services were confirmed in the year 1997 and the Ist ACP was paid to him, but, the IInd and IIIrd ACP have not been paid as yet and the petitioner is going to be retired on 30-10-2025. He argued that the petitioner has already raised his claim regarding the payment of IInd and IIIrd ACP vide letter dated 05-12-2024 appended as Annexure No. 4, alongwith this writ petition, but, the same is still pending consideration and the hardship against the petitioner is that he would be superannuated in the month of Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ram Ji Trivedi Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Parimal Bhatt, Rishabh Kapoor Harish Chandra .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Revenue , Lucknow And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) October,2025 and he will suffer irreparable loss because of the negligent act on the part of the opposite parties. Therefore, submission is that the opposite party no. 2/Managing Director, U.P. Jal Nigam(Rural), Lucknow may be directed to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner, within the stipulated period of time, as may be fixed by this court. Learned counsel appearing for the opposite parties no. 2 to 4 as well as learned State Counsel have no objection to the contentions aforesaid. Considering the innocuous prayer of counsel for the petitioner and looking into the fact that the petitioner is going to be retired on 31-10- 2025, the opposite party no. 2/Managing Director, U.P. Jal Nigam(Rural), Lucknow is hereby directed to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner dated 05-10-2024 within a period of 30 days from the date of this order, in accordance with law. It is clarified that this court has not dealt with this matter on merits. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. October 7, 2025 AKS WRIA No. 11673 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANUJ KRISHNA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- ANUJ KRISHNA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench