HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 12744 of 2025 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. 1. Sri Prashant Kumar Singh, advocate, has put in appearance by way of filing vakalatnama on behalf of respondent no. 2 and the same is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Prashant Kumar Singh, learned counsel for respondent no. 2, Sri Surendra Kumar Singh, learned counsel for respondent no. 3, learned Additional Standing counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent no. 1. 3. With the consent of learned counsel appearing on behalf of the contesting parties, the instant writ petition is being finally decided. 4. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioners is that despite the petitioners having retired on attaining the age of superannuation on 31.01.2024, the gratuity as per the provisions of Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 has not been paid to the petitioners. 5. It is contended that this aspect of the matter has already been considered by this Court in the case of Krishi Utpadan Mandi Samiti Vs. Appellate Authority and Ors passed in Writ-C No. 24841 of 2016 decided on 19.07.2016, a copy of which is annexure 5 to the writ petition. 6. Considering the aforesaid, the writ petition is disposed of leaving it open to the petitioners to submit a representation to the respondent no. 2/Director, Krishi Utapadan Mandi Parishad Kishan Mandi Bhawan, within two weeks Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Jitendra Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Surendra Kumar Singh Shyam Babu And 2 Others .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Agri. Marketing And Foreign Trade Lko And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) from today. In case, such a representation is made then the respondent no. 2 shall consider and decide the same in accordance with law within a period of next six weeks considering the judgment of this Court passed in the case of Krishi Utpadan Mandi Samiti (supra). 7. It is made clear that this Court has not gone into the merits of the case. November 3, 2025 Mayank WRIA No. 12744 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- MAYANK PRATAP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench