RUDRA NARAYAN PANDEY v. STATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
WRIA/15419/2025 · 2025-10-13
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 15419 of 2025 Court No. - 52 HON'BLE MRS. MANJU RANI CHAUHAN, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Narendra Pratap Singh, learned counsel for respondent nos.2 and 3 and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. The writ petition has been filed with the following prayers:-
"(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to pay the retiral benefit such as pension, gratuity and other retiral benefit to the petitioner reckoning the period worked as daily wager employee as qualifying service for pension from the date of appointment in the respondent department till the date of regularization i.e. 07.11.2019 upto the date of retirement along with admissible interest. (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to amend/modify the date of regularization of the petitioner dated 24.12.2010 treating the services of the petitioner regularized from the date of initial appointment or from the date of enforcement of Uttar Pradesh Regularization of Daily Wager Appointment on Group 'C' Posts (outside the purview of the UP Public Service Commission) Rules, 1998 i.e. 09.07.1998 and regularization order dated 24.12.2010 be amended accordingly. (iii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner contained in representation dated 04.04.2025 for being paid the retiral benefit such as pension, gratuity and other retiral benefit to the petitioner reckoning the period worked as daily wager employee as qualifying service for pension from the date of appointment in the respondent department till the date of regularization i.e. 07.11.2019 upto the date of retirement along with admissible interest."
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has moved representation before the competent authority, for redressal of his grievance, Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Bhagwan Dutt Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Narendra Pratap Singh Rudra Narayan Pandey .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s)
but nothing has been done till date. Therefore, a direction may be issued to the respondent no.2 to take decision on the representation and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law.
Learned counsel for the respondent nos.2 and 3 submits that he has no objection in case a fresh representation is moved by the petitioner before the competent authority, the same will be considered and decided in accordance with law. Considering the facts and circumstance of the case but without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case set up on behalf of the petitioner, the present writ petition is disposed of by providing that petitioner may make fresh application/representation, ventilating all his grievances, supported by such documents, as may be advised, before the respondent no.2 Vice Chairman, Gorakhpur Development Authority, Gorakhpur, within three weeks from today along with a certified copy of this order. On such representation being made, respondent no.2 shall make all endeavours to consider and decide the same, strictly in accordance with law, by means of a reasoned and speaking order, after giving proper opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this
order, if there is no legal impediment. October 14, 2025 Rahul.
WRIA No. 15419 of 2025 2 (Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAHUL GOSWAMI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad