Disposed

Madhu Sudan Shukla v. Union of India Thru. Secy. Ministry of Communication Govt. of India New Delhi and 2 Others

Allahabad HC26 Sept 2024WRIA/8578/2024

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Petitioner sought direction for payment of interest on delayed post-retiral benefits of privilege leave encashment, relying on a Co-ordinate Bench judgment in Ashok Kumar Shukla. Court directed opposite parties to take a final decision on payment of benefits in light of that judgment within six weeks.

What the court decided

AI extract

Madhu Sudan Shukla vs Union of India Thru… — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Allahabad HC (2024)

¶1

Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:66703

¶2

Court No. - 18

¶3

Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8578 of 2024

¶4

Petitioner :- Madhu Sudan Shukla Respondent :- Union Of India Thru. Secy. Ministry Of Communication Govt. Of India New Delhi And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Abhay Kumar Ojha Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Satya Prakash Tiwari

¶5

Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J.

¶6

Heard learned counsel for petitioner, Mr. Anand Dwivedi, learned counsel for opposite party no.1-Union of India and Ms. Nidhi Singh, Advocate holding brief on behalf of Mr. S.P. Tiwari, learned counsel for opposite parties 2 and 3.

¶7

Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the concerned authority for payment of interest on the delayed payment of post retiral benefits of privilege leave encashment.

¶8

It is submitted that petitioner's case is covered by judgment rendered by Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Writ A No. 2075 of 2023, Ashok Kumar Shukla versus Union of India and others decided vide judgment and order dated 3rd March, 2023 and was upheld in Special Appeal (Defective) No. 72 of 2024 vide judgment and order dated 6th February, 2024 as well as by Hon'ble Supreme Court in S.L.P. No. 7939 of 2024 decided vide judgment and order dated 8th April, 2024.

¶9

Considering the aforesaid aspects, the opposite parties are directed to take a final decision with regard to payment of aforesaid benefits in the light of judgment rendered by this Court in the case of Ashok Kumar Shukla (supra), in case same is applicable. Final decision shall be taken within a period of six weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before the said authority. In case petitioner is found entitled for the aforesaid benefits, actual payment thereof shall be ensured within a period of six weeks thereafter.

¶10

With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition stands disposed of.

¶11

Order Date :- 26.9.2024 kvg/-

¶12

Digitally signed by :- GIREESAN KV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Madhu Sudan Shukla v. Union of India Thru. Secy. Ministry of Communication Govt. of India New Delhi and 2 Others

Case brief

What is this about?

What the court decided

Madhu Sudan Shukla v. Union of India Thru. Secy. Ministry of Communication Govt. of India New Delhi and 2 Others

Case brief

What is this about?

What the court decided

A compact analysis

Issues for consideration

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

All orders in this case

Similar cases

Tej Pratap Singh and Another Vs State of U.P. Thur. Prin. Secy Dairy Development Lko. and 3 Others

Anil Bajpai @ Anil Kumar Bajpai and Another Vs State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Basic Edu. Deptt. Civil Sectt. Lko. and 2 Others

Khem Karan Vs Union of India Thru. Its Secy. Min. of Communication and 2 Others

Ms. Rachna Dubey vs State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Secondary Education Deptt. Lko and Another

Ram Rati Devi vs Union of India Thru. Its Secy. Min. of Communication and 2 Others

Yashwant Kumar Singh and Others vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Dairy Development Lko. and 2 Others