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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 14029 of 2025 Court No. - 32 HON'BLE CHANDRA DHARI SINGH, J.
1. The instant writ petition has been filed seeking following main prayer:-
"(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to forthwith grant pension and other retiral benefits to the petitioner alongwith interest @ 18% per annum on the delayed payment of retiral dues to the petitioner from the date it fell due till the date of actual payment. (ii) Or in alternative issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent nos. 2 and 3 to decide the claim of the petitioner for grant of pension and other retiral benefits within a time as stipulated by this Hon'ble Court."
2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner, without entering into merits of the case, made innocuous prayer that his several representations which are pending before respondent no.2, may be
directed to be decided in time bound manner.
3. Learned Standing counsel appearing on behalf of State-respondents vehemently opposed the petition on merit, but has not opposed the prayer as made by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner.
4. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Nipun Singh, Sumit Suri Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Virendra Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s)
Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State respondents and perused the contents made in the writ petition.
5. Without entering into merits of the case, I am inclined to allow the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as no objection made on behalf of learned Standing counsel appearing on behalf of State-respondents. Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to file a fresh detailed representation along with the present writ petition as well as certified copy of this order before respondent no.2 within two weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. After receiving the said representation, respondent no.2 is directed to decide the said representation in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receiving of the said representation.
6. With the aforesaid directions/observations, the present writ petition is
disposed of.
September 17, 2025 Pratima WRIA No. 14029 of 2025 2 (Chandra Dhari Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRATIMA AGRAHARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad