Sri Krishna Pandey v. Thestate of U.P. Thru. the Prin. Secy. Industries Development Deptt. Anubhag-I Lucknow and Others
Service law – pay-scale/designation benefit
Case brief
What is this about?
Sri Krishna Pandey v. State of U.P. and Others, WRIT - A No. 2792 of 2024, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Lucknow Bench), decided 13.05.2024 by Abdul Moin, J. (Neutral Citation 2024:AHC-LKO:36429). Extension of designation/pay-scale benefit (Machine Assistant (Letter Press) Rs. 1200-1800 w.e.f. 31.07.1996; Machine Man (Off Set) Rs. 1350-2200) to a non-party on parity; judgment in rem in Writ Petition No. 14166 (SS) of 2019 (Naseer Ahmad/Nasir Mahmood) decided 02.08.2021; Rushibhai Jagdishchandra Pathak v. Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation, Civil Appeal No. 4134 of 2022 (SC); State of U.P. v. Arvind Kumar Srivastava (2015) 1 SCC 347; Article 14, Constitution of India; impugned order dated 01.03.2024 quashed; fresh order directed within four weeks; Government Printing Press, Aishbagh, Lucknow; Industries Development Department; Standing Counsel statement recorded.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed; impugned order dated 01.03.2024 quashed; respondents directed to pass a fresh order in view of the Standing Counsel's statement (compliance with the order in Writ Petition No. 14166 (SS) of 2019 with respect to the petitioner also) within four weeks of receipt of a certified copy of this order.