Ram Gopal and 3 Others v. State of U.P. and 2 Others
Writ Petition Disposed of – Second round of litigation – Parity in promotion and pay scale
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Writ-A No. 1157 of 2023, decided 02.02.2023 by Saurabh Shyam Shamshery, J. Second-round writ petition by Ram Gopal and 3 others against State of U.P. seeking parity in promotion and pay scale with five similarly situated beneficiaries; held that grounds not pressed in the first round (Writ-A No. 61335 of 2016) nor claimed in representation cannot be raised in the second round; prayer disallowed; petition disposed with direction to verify and withdraw illegal benefits granted to others after hearing affected persons; references to Kallu Ram and Reeta Khanna whose benefits were found illegal.
What did the court decide?
None to petitioners; writ petition disposed of with an observation/direction that respondents verify and withdraw, after hearing affected persons, any illegal benefit granted to others under the garb of the Court's order.