BANJUL KUMAR AND 3 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. AGRICULTURE DEPTT. LKO. AND 2 OTHERS
/12077/2025 · 2025-10-14
Shree Prakash Singh
Transfer Petitionbody2025
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 12077 of 2025 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. Sri Aditya Mohan, Advocate, has put in appearance by way of filing Vakalatnama on behalf of opposite parties no. 2 & 3 and the same is taken on record. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Saharsh, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State, Sri Aditya Mohan,
learned counsel for the opposite parties no. 2 & 3 and perused the record. Instant writ petition has been filed with the following relief :- (1) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to grant to the petitioners the benefit of the pay scale of Rs. 2000-3500/- in the Fifth Pay Commission with effect from 01.01.1996 and the pay scale of Rs. 15600-39100/- in the Sixth Pay Commission with effect from 01.01.2006 with grade pay of Rs. 5400 as has been admittedly given to their juniors and to pay them the consequential arrears of salary; Contention put forth by the learned counsel for the petitioners is that the petitioners have been retired from the respondent-department namely, U.P. Rajya Krishi Utpadan Mandi Parishad. He submitted that the benefit of the Fifth and Sixth Pay Commission is available to the employees of the respondent-corporation and most of the employees have been granted said benefit, but, the petitioners have been deprived of the same. He further submitted the petitioners have submitted a representation on 22-08-2025 while raising all their claims, but, that is still unheard. Therefore, submission is that the opposite party no. 2 may be directed to consider and decide the claim of the petitioners, which has been raised vide representation dated 22-08-2025; within the stipulated period of time, as may be fixed by Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Jitendra Narain Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Surendra Kumar Singh Banjul Kumar And 3 Others .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Agriculture Deptt. Lko. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s)
this court. Learned counsels for the opposite parties have no objection to the
contentions aforesaid. Be that as it may, without entering into the merits of the case, the opposite party no. 2/Director, U.P. Rajya Krishi Utpadan Mandi Parishad, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, is directed to consider and decide the representation of the petitioners dated 22-08-2025 in the light of the fact that juniors to the petitioners have already been granted the benefit of fifth and sixth Pay Commission, within a period of three months, in accordance with law, from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before him. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is disposed of, with the consent of the counsels for the parties.
October 14, 2025 AKS WRIA No. 12077 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANUJ KRISHNA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- ANUJ KRISHNA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench