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2026 DAILYLAW 10585 (ALL)

KRISHNA RAI v. UNION OF INDIA AND 5 OTHERS

WRIA/15406/2026 · 2026-09-29

Dinesh Pathak

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 15406 of 2026 Court No. - 32 HON'BLE DINESH PATHAK, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. This writ petition has been filed seeking the following reliefs: "i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of MANDAMUS directing the respondent no. 4 to make the payment of higher pension w.e.f. 04.11.2022 and also to pay month to month pension; ii) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of MANDAMUS directing the respondent no. 4 to specify the amount for payment of contribution, if any, so that the same maybe deposited by the petitioner. iii) Issue a writ, order or direction which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the nature and circumstances of the case" 3. Sri Jagdish Pathak, learned counsel appearing for respondent nos. 2 to 4 and Sri Hari Narayan Singh, learned counsel representing respondents no.5 and 6 have contended that the grievance of the present petitioner, regarding non payment of higher pension can be more appropriately redressed by the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner (respondent no.4) and that they have no objection if a direction is issued for expeditious disposal of the fresh representation, to be moved by the present petitioner, within such stipulated period, as may be directed by this Court. 4. In this conspectus, as above, no useful purpose would be served by keeping this matter pending. Accordingly, this Court deems it appropriate to finally dispose of the present writ petition, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, with liberty to the present petitioner to move a fresh representation before the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Chandra Bhan Gupta Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Hari Narayan Singh, Jagdish Pathak Krishna Rai .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) (respondent no.4) ventilating his grievances, as raised in this petition, within a period of three weeks from today, along with a certified copy of this order and a self attested copy of the instant writ petition, who, in turn, shall consider and decide the same in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably, within a period of three months from the date of production of the same, if there is no other legal impediment. 5. With the aforesaid directions and observations, present writ petition stands disposed of. September 30, 2026 vkg WRIA No. 15406 of 2026 2 (Dinesh Pathak,J.) Digitally signed by :- VINOD KUMAR GOSWAMI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad