Lal Bahadur Yadav v. Union of India Thru. Secy. Deptt. Telecommunications, Ministry of Comm. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Neutral Citation 2024:AHC-LKO:62733), WRIT - A No. 7741 of 2024, decided 11.9.2024 by Manish Mathur, J. Petitioner Lal Bahadur Yadav v. Union of India (Deptt. of Telecommunications) and others. Subject: delayed payment of post-retiral benefits, privilege leave encashment, interest at 7% per annum, retiral dues, direction to deciding authority, compliance timeline of six weeks. Relies on Ashok Kumar Shukla v. Union of India, Writ A No. 2075 of 2023; Special Appeal (Defective) No. 72 of 2024; S.L.P. No. 7939 of 2024 (Supreme Court). Outcome: writ petition disposed of with directions.
What did the court decide?
Direction to opposite parties to take a final decision on payment of the privilege leave encashment benefits in light of Ashok Kumar Shukla (supra) within six weeks, and to make actual payment within a further six weeks if the petitioner is found entitled; the writ petition stands disposed of with these directions.