HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 14167 of 2026 Court No. - 52 HON'BLE MRS. MANJU RANI CHAUHAN, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. 2. On 23.09.2026, the following order was passed:- "1. Heard Shri A.K. Malviya, Advocate appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. 2. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the issue regarding payment of salary to the post of Officiating Principal has been settled by a Division Bench of this Court in Special Appeal No.209 of 2026 (Veeresh Chandra Mishra and 2 others vs. State of U.P. and 5 others), which has attained finality up to the stage of the Apex Court, by way of dismissal of the Special Leave Petition (Civil) No.32854 of 2026 (Diary No.49478 of 2026) (State of U.P. and others vs. Veeresh Chandra Mishra and others) vide judgment dated 15.09.2026. 3. The aforesaid fact has not been denied by the learned Standing Counsel; in view of the aforesaid, the reliance placed in the impugned order, prima facie appears to be absolutely misplaced. 4. In the interest of justice, an opportunity is being given to the District Inspector of Schools, Kanpur Nagar to file his personal affidavit on or before the next date fixed clarifying as to why the claim of the petitioner has been denied in the teeth of the judgment in the case of Veeresh Chandra Mishra (supra). 5. List this case on 07.10.2026, in top ten cases. " 3. In compliance of the aforesaid order, a personal affidavit filed by respondent No.3 is taken on record. Office is directed to record the same. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Arpit Malviya, Awadhesh Kumar Malviya, Indu Prakash Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Dr. Sher Singh Bhadoriya .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) 4. In the personal affidavit, it has been stated that salary of the petitioner as Officiating Principal has been approved by order dated 03.10.2026. 5. In view of this, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the District Inspector of Schools to pay the salary in accordance with the order dated 03.10.2026 passed by him, within a period of two months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. October 7, 2026 Neeraj WRIA No. 14167 of 2026 2 (Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J.) Digitally signed by :- NEERAJ KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad