HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 15198 of 2025 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Rajneesh Mishra, advocate, holding brief of Mr. Dwijendra Mishra, learned counsel for respondent nos. 2 & 3. Present petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging the order without any date whereby the respondents have passed an order stating that the dues could not be paid to the petitioner, however, efforts are being made for payment in the month of April, 2023. It further records that no interest is payable. Learned counsel for the petitioner argues that the petitioner had earlier approached this Court by filing Writ - A No.8117 of 2024 which was disposed off vide order dated 20.09.2024 directing respondents to take a decision with regard to the claim of the petitioner within a period of two months. In compliance of the said direction, the impugned order has been passed. The issue with regard to financial difficulty and interest on delayed payment was considered by this Court in the case of Nand Lal v. Indian Telephone Industries Limited and 2 Ors. (Writ - A No.31490 of 2016) decided on 09.03.2018 and thus, the stand taken in the impugned order with regard to financial difficulty is unsustainable. In view of the settled law as discussed above, impugned order without any date is set aside with direction to respondent no.2 to pay the outstanding amounts alongwith interest at the rate of 7% per annum from the date of Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashok Kumar Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Dwijendra Mishra Munnoo Lal .....Petitioner(s) U.O.I. Thru. Secy. Deptt. Of Telecommunications Ministry Communications New Delhi And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) retirement till actual payment/realization to the petitioner within a period of six weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. In case the amounts are not paid, the petitioner would be at liberty to initiate appropriate contempt proceedings. The writ petition is accordingly allowed. This order has been passed in the presence of Shri Anand Dwivedi, learned counsel appearing for respondent no.1 December 19, 2025 Mayank WRIA No. 15198 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- MAYANK PRATAP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench