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2025 DAILYLAW 199126 (ALL)

MANOJ KUMAR v. U.P. JAL NIGAM (URBAN) THRU. ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR LKO. AND 2 OTHERS

WRIA/13213/2025 · 2025-11-14

Shree Prakash Singh

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 13213 of 2025 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Rishabh Kapoor, learned counsel for the respondents and perused the material on record. Instant petition has been filed seeking following reliefs:- "(a) To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the Opp. parties to release the sum of Rs. 1,30,584/- due towards the arrear of salary as per demand letter dated 19.01.2022, the true copy of which is contained as Annexure No. 6 to the writ petition expeditiously or within the time stipulated by this Hon'ble Court. (b) To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the Opp. parties to revise the salary of the petitioner in the grade pay of Rs. 2800 with all consequential benefits and pay the arrear of salary expeditiously or within the time stipulated by this Hon'ble Court. (c) To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the Opp. parties to grant the benefit of annual increments of the petitioner with all consequential benefits expeditiously or within the time stipulated by this Hon'ble Court." Learned counsel for the petitioner, after argument at length, submits that the interest of justice would be sub-served if this Hon'ble Court is pleased to give liberty to the petitioner to move fresh representation before the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Savita Jain Counsel for Respondent(s) : Rishabh Kapoor Manoj Kumar .....Petitioner(s) U.P. Jal Nigam (Urban) Thru. Its Managing Director Lko. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) respondent no.2 within fifteen days and direct the respondent no.2 to consider and decide the same in accordance with law, within stipulated period of time as may be fixed by this Court. Learned counsels for the respondents have no objection to the submission aforesaid. Be that as it may, without entering into merits of the case, the petitioner is given liberty to move fresh representation before the respondent no.2 within fifteen days and in case such representation is moved, the respondent no.2/Chief Engineer (E-3), U.P. Jal Nigam (Urban), 6-Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow is directed to consider and decide the same in accordance with law, within further period of two months. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is disposed of. November 14, 2025 Ram Murti WRIA No. 13213 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAM MURTI YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench