Ashok Kumar Arora v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Dairy Development Deptt. Lko. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Neutral citation 2023:AHC-LKO:80201; WRIT - A No. 9356 of 2023, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, decided 7.12.2023 by Jaspreet Singh, J. Keywords: arrears of 1st and 2nd Promotional Pay Scale; retirement in 2017; 19 and 24 years of satisfactory service; pending Audit objection 2015-16 and 2016-17; no disciplinary inquiry after retirement; withholding of pay-scale arrears; U.P. Dairy Development Department; writ disposed of with mandamus-style directions to decide claim within eight weeks; fresh representation; reasoned and speaking order; payment within four weeks if no legal impediment. Relevant to claims by retired employees for promotional pay-scale arrears withheld on audit grounds.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions: respondent no.2 to consider and decide payment of arrears of 1st and 2nd Promotional Pay Scale within eight weeks of the certified order being placed before it; petitioner at liberty to file a fresh representation within two weeks raising all grievances; the representation to be decided by a reasoned and speaking order; and, if there is no legal impediment, arrears to be paid within a further four weeks.