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Smt. Pranpati v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Basic Edu. Lko and 3 Others

Allahabad HC22 Oct 2024WRIA/9580/2024

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The High Court at Lucknow disposed of a writ petition filed by a widow seeking death cum retirement gratuity for her husband. The Court directed the respondents to afresh decide the claim according to new Government Order dated 03.02.2023 within three months.

What did the court decide?

Directed respondents to consider and decide the claim afresh within three months.

Smt. Pranpati vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin… — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Allahabad HC (2024)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:70822

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Court No. - 5

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Case :- WRIT - A No. - 9580 of 2024

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Petitioner :- Smt. Pranpati Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Basic Edu. Lko And 3 Others

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Counsel for Petitioner :- Raghvendra P. Singh,Shashank Vikram Verma Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Ravi Prakash Yadav

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Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing counsel appearing of the respondents no. 1, 2 & 4 and Sri Ravi Prakash Yadav, learned counsel for the respondent no. 3.

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With the consent of learned counsel appearing on behalf of the contesting parties, the instant writ petition is being finally decided.

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A widow is before this Court praying for a mandamus commanding the respondents to pay the amount of death cum retirement gratuity of her husband along with admissible interest forthwith.

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In the light of the decisions taken by this Court in the case of Smt. Ranjana Kakkar Vs. State of U.P. and Ors. reported in 2008(10) ADJ 63 which has been followed in subsequent decisions in the case of Smt. Angoori Devi Vs. Regional Joint Director of Education, Agra Region & Others 2012 (1) LCD 674 and several other cases as well as the law laid down in the case of Usha Rani v. State of U.P. & Ors. (Writ - A No.17399 of 2019) decided on 07.11.2019 ; the special appeal filed against which has been dismissed and the S.L.P. No.19089 of 2021 (State of U.P. & Ors. v. Usha Rani) has also been dismissed, it is informed at the Bar that the State Government has issued Government Order 03.02.2023 whereby guidelines have been made for determination of the death-cumretirement gratuity, as such, the present petition is disposed off directing the respondents to consider and decide the claim of the petitioner in the light of the Government Order dated 03.02.2023 afresh in accordance with law within a period of three months.

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Order Date :- 22.10.2024 Pachhere/-

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Digitally signed by :- SATYENDRA SINGH PACHHERE High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Smt. Pranpati v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Basic Edu. Lko and 3 Others

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