HARISHCHANDRA SRIVASTAV v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. DEPTT. FOREST LKO. AND 5 OTHERS
WRIA/14645/2025 · 2025-12-17
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 14645 of 2025 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel for opposite parties.
2. Petition has been filed seeking mainly for the following relief(s):-
"i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding/directing the opposite party No.5 to pay the petitioner the minimum of the pay scale of Rs.18000/- as per the 7th Pay Commission, in terms of the law laid down by Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Sabha Shankar Dube Versus Divisional Forest Officer and Others reported in (2020) 12 SCC 297 as well as the judgment rendered in Writ-A No.11964 of 2018 (Mohan Swaroop and others Versus State of U.P. and others)."
3. Since considering petitioner's grievance would entail factual aspects, liberty is granted to petitioner to file fresh representation before opposite party no.5 i.e. Divisional Director of Forest, Social Forestry, Forest Range, Ambedkar Nagar, who shall consider and decide the same, in light of judgment of Sabha Shankar Dube (supra), within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of fresh representation along with a certified copy of this order.
4. With aforesaid direction(s), the petition is finally disposed of. December 17, 2025 lakshman Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Maneesh Singh, Shailendra Singh Chauhan Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Manish Mathur,J.) Harishchandra Srivastav .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Forest Lko. And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- LAKSHMANA KUMAR TAMMANA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench