Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:49225 Court No. - 7 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 4149 of 2025 Petitioner :- Dr Shailendra Kumar Singh And 68 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Alok Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Vikram D. Chauhan,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. The writ petition is filed with the following prayer: "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the competent respondent authorities to grant the gratuity alongwith 6% P.A. interest to all the petitioners in lieu of the services tendered as teachers in their respective colleges under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 as well as in the light of order dated 01.10.2024 passed by this Hon'ble Court in the leading writ petition bearing No.57274 of 2024 (University College Ret. Teachers Welfare Asso. Lko. Vs. State of U.P. and others)." 3. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that in the present matter petitioners have retired from the post of Professor and Associate Professor in the Degree College and the claim of petitioners for gratuity along with interest is to be considered. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that the present matter is covered by the judgement of this Court passed in Writ-A No.5724 of 2024 (University College Ret. Teachers Welfare Asso. Lko. Thru. its President Dr. S.S. Chauhan and another Vs. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Higher Education U.P. Lko. and others) and the present matter may be disposed of in terms of aforesaid law laid down by this Court. 4. Learned Standing Counsel do not dispute the fact that the present matter is governed by the law laid down in above mentioned case. 5. In view of aforesaid, the writ petition is disposed of in terms of direction issued in Writ-A No.5724 of 2024 (University College Ret. Teachers Welfare Asso. Lko. Thru. its President Dr. S.S. Chauhan and another Vs. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Higher Education U.P. Lko. and others). Respondent-State shall proceed with the direction issued in above mentioned case and grant benefits to the petitioner, in accordance with law, within a period of one month from the date of production of a certified copy of the order. Order Date :- 7.4.2025 D. Tamang Digitally signed by :- DHIRENDRA TAMANG High Court of Judicature at Allahabad