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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 15180 of 2025 Court No. - 34 HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J.
1. Heard Sri Rohit Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Jitendra Prashad learned Standing Counsel, who appears for State- respondents.
2. The case of the writ petitioner is that he was initially inducted as tubewell operator through appointment letter no. 535 dated 10.03.1987 and post passing of the judicial orders, he was given the regular pay-scale. Learned counsel for the writ petitioner submits that the writ petitioner was superannuated on 31.07.2025. However, writ petitioner has not been paid the pension as per the old pension scheme.
3. Prayer in the present petition is for a direction to the respondents to grant of permission under old pension scheme.
4. Learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel submits that the claim of the writ petitioner needs examination at the first instance by the third respondent.
5. To such a submission, learned counsel for the petitioner has no objection and he gracefully accepts the same.
6. Considering the submissions of the rival parties as well as stand taken by them, the writ petition is being disposed off granting liberty to the writ petitioner to prefer a comprehensive representation along with the self- attested copy of the writ petition before the fourth respondent, Executive Engineer, Tubewell Khand (Nalkoop Khand), Shamli, who shall on the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rohit Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Jayveer Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s)
receipt of the same by 31.10.2025, proceed to decide the claim of the petitioner strictly in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of presentation of the certified copy of the order.
7. Needless to point out that the writ petition has been decided without seeking any response from the respondents. Thus, passing of this order may not be construed to an expression that this Court has gone into the merits of the case.
8. With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition is disposed off. October 14, 2025 A. Prajapati WRIA No. 15180 of 2025 2 (Vikas Budhwar,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHUTOSH KUMAR PRAJAPATI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad