ANKIT KUMAR v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. AGRICULTURE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH LKO. AND 3 OTHERS
WRIA/10806/2025 · 2025-11-21
Shree Prakash Singh
Civil Appealbody2025
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 10806 of 2025 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State, Mr. Prashant Kumar Singh, learned counsel for respondent nos. 2 to 4 and perused the record. Instant petition has been filed with the following reliefs:-
"1) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding/directing the opposite parties to make the payment of salary and other allowances to the petitioner on the post of Junior Engineer (Civil), in light of law laid down by Hon'ble Apex Court in the case Shah Samir Bharatbhai & Others Versus The State of Gujarat & Others in Civil Appeal arising out of SLP (C) No.1347 of 2024). II) Issue any other order or direction deemed just and proper in the circumstances of the case. III) Allow the writ petition with costs." It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that the claim of the petitioner is that he was appointed on the post of Tracer and subsequently, with the consent of the superior authority of the department, he was working on the post of Junior Engineer, since longback. He submitted that the payment of salary for the post of Junior Engineer(Civil) is not being paid to him. After arguing at length, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the interest of justice would be sub-served if this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to give liberty to the petitioner to move a fresh representation before the respondent no. 2 and he may be directed to consider & decide the same, Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Hanumant Lal Yadav, Lalit Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Prashant Kumar Singh Ankit Kumar .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Agriculture Education And Research Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s)
within stipulated period of time as may be fixed by this Court. Learned counsel for the opposite parties have no objection to the contention aforesaid. Be that as it may, without entering into the merit of the case, the petitioner is permitted to move a fresh representation within period of 15 days, and if such representation is moved within aforesaid period, the respondent no.
2/Vice Chancellor, Narendra Dev University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, District Ayodhya, is hereby directed to consider and decide the same, within a period of six weeks, in accordance with law, from the date, a certified copy of this order is produced before him. With the aforesaid observations, the instant petition is disposed of. November 21, 2025 Mayank WRIA No. 10806 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- MAYANK PRATAP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench