HITESH KUMAR AND 29 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. AND 6 OTHERS
WRIA/15496/2026 · 2026-09-23
Manju Rani Chauhan
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 15496 of 2026 Court No. - 52 HON'BLE MRS. MANJU RANI CHAUHAN, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Standing Counsel for the State, Mr. Shivendra Kumar Singh, learned counsel for respondent No. 2, Mr. Nagendra Kumar Pandey, learned Advocate who has put in appearance on behalf of respondent Nos. 4, 5, 6 and 7 and perused the record. 2. The petitioners, who are 30 in number, have preferred the instant writ petition for the following reliefs:
"(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the communication dated 18.11.2025 issued by the Finance Controller, Board of Basic Education, U.P. Prayagraj (Annexure no. 6 to the writ petition), the order dated 21.11.2025 issued by the Director of Education (Basic), U.P. Lucknow (Annexure no.7 to the writ petition). (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction of suitable nature commanding the respondents to re-fix the salary of the petitioners by according 1st increment as on 01.01.2017 and to re-fix the salary thereafter within the period to be specified by this Hon'ble Court. (iii) Issue a writ, order or direction of suitable nature commanding the respondents to disburse the petitioners their regular monthly salary every month as re-fixed in accordance with the preceding paragraph; (iv) Issue a writ, order or direction of suitable nature commanding the respondents to compute entire arrears of salary arising in favour of the petitioners on account of such re-fixation and to disburse the same within a period to be specified by this Hon'ble Court along with interest so specified by this Hon'ble Court."
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the issue in question has already been decided by this Court by judgement dated 24.08.2026 passed in the case of Seema Ray and 3 others v. State of U.P. and others, Writ-A Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rajesh Kumar Verma Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Nagendra Kumar Pandey, Shivendra Kumar Singh Hitesh Kumar And 29 Others .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 6 Others .....Respondent(s)
No. 481 of 2026 : Neutral Citation-2026:AHC:178110. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents does not dispute the aforesaid fact. 5.
In view of the aforesaid, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the competent authority to consider and decide the individual representations, if any, submitted by the petitioners specifically indicating their respective dates of appointment, dates of joining and the circumstances in which they could not join on the first day of the relevant month. Upon receipt of such representations, the competent authority shall examine the claim of each petitioner in the light of the statutory provisions, the applicable Government Orders and the observations made in Seema Ray (supra) and shall pass a reasoned and speaking order dealing with the individual claim of each petitioner within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of such representation. 6. No order as to costs. September 24, 2026 DS WRIA No. 15496 of 2026 2 (Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J.) Digitally signed by :- DIGAMBER SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad