Rajendra Kumar Bajpai v. Union of India Thru. Its Secy. Deptt. of Telecommunications, Min. of Comm. New Delhi and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Rajendra Kumar Bajpai v. Union of India (Deptt. of Telecommunications) — WRIT - A No. 9858 of 2024, Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, Abdul Moin, J., order dated 24.10.2024, Neutral Citation 2024:AHC-LKO:71648. Keywords: privilege leave encashment; interest on delayed post-retiral benefits; 7% per annum; Ashok Kumar Shukla versus Union of India and others; Writ A No. 2075 of 2023 (decided 03.03.2023); Special Appeal (Defective) No. 72 of 2024 (decided 06.02.2024); S.L.P. No. 7939 of 2024, Supreme Court (decided 08.04.2024); direction to take final decision in light of co-ordinate bench judgment if applicable; six-week timeline for decision and six-week timeline for payment; writ petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions to the opposite parties to take a final decision on payment of the claimed benefits in light of Ashok Kumar Shukla (supra), if applicable, within six weeks of a certified copy of the order being produced; if the petitioner is found entitled, actual payment within six weeks thereafter. No interest was awarded by this Court; entitlement left to the authority's final decision.