RAJESH KUMAR AND 17 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
WRIA/4323/2025 · 2025-04-07
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:50260 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 4323 of 2025 Petitioner :- Rajesh Kumar And 17 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Bipin Kumar Tripathi,Shivam Kumar Shukla Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J.
1. Heard Sri Bipin Kumar Tripathi, learned Advocate assisted by Sri Shivam Kumar Shukla,
learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Standing Counsel for the State.
2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed for following relief:
"i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite parties to pay the grade pay of Rs.2800/- as is being paid to the similarly appointed the persons who were appointed on or before 01.12.2011 ignoring the Government Order dated 19.12.2011."
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in identical set of facts, the matter being Writ A No.12730 of 2023 (Savita Devi and 9 others v. State of U.P. and 2 others) has come to be
disposed of by this Court on 10.10.2023 and hence the petitioners are also entitled to the similar relief.
4. Learned Standing Counsel for the State submits that the petitioner may be directed to file representation afresh before the competent authority annexing therewith a copy of the
judgment of this Court in the case of Savita Devi (Supra) which may be decided by respondent no.2 in accordance with law.
5. In view of the above, this petition stands
disposed of with direction to the petitioners to make their individual representation regarding
their claim within a period of four weeks from today before the competent authority-Respondent No. 3 which shall be looked into and considered and shall also be decided as expeditiously as possible preferably within a further period of two months by means of reasoned and speaking order individually.
6. It is made clear that in the event respondent no.2 who is competent authority in the matter finds each individual petitioners to be entitled to relief in the light of the judgment of this Court in the case of Savita Devi (Supra), the benefit shall be immediately inferred upon each of the petitioner within a further period of six months.
Order Date :- 8.4.2025 Deepika Digitally signed by :- DEEPIKA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad