MS. REHANA AND 5 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY. DEPTT. OF MEDICAL HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE LKO. AND 6 OTHERS
WRIA/15240/2025 · 2025-12-19
Manish Mathur
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 15240 of 2025 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J.
1. Heard Mr. Asit Kumar Chaturvedi learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Dixit learned counsel for the petitioners, learned state counsel for opposite parties 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and Mr. Anand Dubey learned counsel for opposite parties 6 and 7. 2. Petition has been filed seeking following prayers:-
"i. issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari, quashing the impugned respondent No.1 & 2 letter No. 1247/पाच-9-2025 dated 29-07-2025 and the consequential letter dated 04-08-2025 issued by respondent No.3 which are annexed as ANNEXURE 1 & 2 whereby the services of the petitioners have been directed to be discontinued w.e.f. 30-09-2025; ii. issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, commanding the respondents to continue the petitioners in service without interruption and to permit them to discharge their duties on their respective posts under the Urban Family Welfare Programme; iii. issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents to release and pay forthwith the entire arrears of salary and allowances due to the petitioners for the Financial Years 2023-2024 2024-2025 and from 01-04- 2025 till date, together with admissible interest, within a time-bound period as may be fixed by this Hon'ble Court; iv issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, commanding the respondents to consider and decide the petitioners' pending representations dated 28- 07-2025, 27-08-2025 and 10-09-2025 by passing a reasoned and speaking order, strictly in accordance with law and the binding Central Government policies dated 23-02-1976 and 20-05-1976, within a stipulated time; V. issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents to adjust/absorb the petitioners against suitable and equivalent posts under the State Family Welfare Programme, Health Department, or any other Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dharmendra Kumar Dixit Counsel for Respondent(s) :
C.S.C., A.S.G.I. Ms. Rehana And 5 Others .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Medical Health And Family Welfare Lko. And 6 Others .....Respondent(s)
appropriate department/local body of the State Government, with continuity of service and protection of pay and other service benefits; vi.
issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents not to give effect to the impugned letters dated 29-07-2025 and 04-08- 2025 and to maintain status quo with regard to the service conditions of the petitioners during the pendency of the present writ petition; vii. issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents to ensure that the petitioners are not victimized or coerced in any manner for having approached this Hon'ble Court and for asserting their legal and constitutional rights;"
3. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he is laying emphasis on prayer No.4 without pressing upon prayer No.1 at this stage. 4. Since petitioner's grievances would require consideration of factual aspects, liberty is granted to petitioner to make a fresh representation before opposite parties 2 and 7 i.e. Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary/Secretary, department of Medical Health and Family Welfare (Medical Section 9), Government of U.P. Lucknow and Secretary (H &FW), Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi collectively. In case such a representation is filed, the same is required to be decided within a period of eight weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before the said authority. 5. The petition stands disposed of. December 19, 2025 prabhat WRIA No. 15240 of 2025 2 (Manish Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRABHAT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench