Suresh Chandra and Another v. Union of India Thru. Secy. Ministry of Communication Govt. of India New Delhi and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Privilege leave encashment; delayed post-retiral benefits; interest at 7% per annum; writ petition disposed of (not decided on merits) with time-bound direction - final decision within eight weeks, payment within a further eight weeks if entitled - to be taken in light of Co-ordinate Bench precedent Ashok Kumar Shukla v. Union of India (Writ A No. 2075 of 2023), upheld in Special Appeal (Defective) No. 72 of 2024 and by Supreme Court in S.L.P. No. 7939 of 2024. Court: Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; Case: WRIT - A No. 920 of 2025; Judge: Abdul Moin, J.; Order date: 24.01.2025; Petitioners: Suresh Chandra and another; Respondents: Union of India through Secretary, Ministry of Communication and 2 others.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions to the opposite parties to take a final decision within eight weeks on payment of the claimed post-retiral benefits in the light of the Ashok Kumar Shukla judgment (if applicable); if the petitioners are found entitled, actual payment to be ensured within a further eight weeks.