Hanumant Prasad Srivastava v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Forest Lko. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Pension and retiral dues writ petition (mandamus) by Hanumant Prasad Srivastava against State of U.P. (Forest, Lucknow) claiming 13 years 5 months regular service and inclusion of daily-wages service with arrears; counsel relied on Prem Singh (2019) 10 SCC 516 and Jai Ram Sharma (WRIT - A No. 731 of 2024); grievances held to involve factual aspects; petition disposed of with liberty for fresh representation before Conservator of Forest, Devipatan Circle, Gonda, to be decided per the cited judgments if applicable within eight weeks of certified copy; Manish Mathur, J.; decided December 4, 2025.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the petitioner to file a fresh representation before opposite party No. 3 (Conservator of Forest, Devipatan Circle, U.P., Gonda) or any other competent authority; the representation, if filed, to be decided in the light of the judgments in Prem Singh (supra) and Jai Ram Sharma (supra) where applicable, within eight weeks of production of a certified copy of this order.