HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 5509 of 2026 Court No. - 6 HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J. 1. The petitioner has preferred the present writ petition inter-alia with the following prayers:- "I. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing / commanding the respondent No. 2 and 3 to provide the retiral benefits as well as benefit of assured career progression to the petitioner along with the interest within stipulated period. II. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no. 3 to refund / return the recovered amount which is from 01.04.2021 to 29.09.2003." 2. It is argued that correct date is 01.04.2001 and not 01.04.2021 as contained in the prayer no. 2. 3. After some arguments, counsel for the petitioner confined her prayer insofar as the prayer n.2 is concerned and argued that respondent no.3 namely Chief Develop Officer/ District Development Officer, District Rampur be directed to make the payment of aforesaid amount to the petitioner. 4. It transpires from perusal of the record that earlier order dated 19.05.2007 was passed by the District Development Officer, Rampur by which the recovery from the petitioner between 01.04.2001 till 29.09.2003 has been made. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ghazala Bano Quadri Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Vijay Pal Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) 5. The present writ petition has been filed to return the aforesaid amount. It is not stated in the entire writ petition nor any arguments has been raised that whether the aforesaid order namely 19.05.2007 was ever been challenged by the petitioner before the appropriate authority. 6. It is admitted that the aforesaid order is existing even today. 7. In this view of the matter, the Court is of the opinion that relief sought by the petitioner could not be granted. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. 8. It is made clear that in case the petitioner is entitled for any post retiral dues, authority concerned will consider and make the payment of the same to the petitioner, in accordance with law. April 20, 2026 Swati WRIA No. 5509 of 2026 2 (Prakash Padia,J.) Digitally signed by :- SWATI PATHAK High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- SWATI PATHAK High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- SWATI PATHAK High Court of Judicature at Allahabad