Pradyumna Dwivedi and 7 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Energy Deptt. and 5 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
WRIT - A No. 10248 of 2025, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, decided 08.09.2025 by Hon'ble Abdul Moin, J. Petitioners Pradyumna Dwivedi and 7 others, represented by Rama Niwas Pathak and Prabhat Dwivedi, against State of U.P. through Prin. Secy. Energy Deptt. and others (C.S.C. for respondent no. 1; Ran Vijay Singh for respondents no. 2 to 5). Grievance: termination of outsourced workers with over ten years of service by a new service provider, contrary to respondent no. 3's order dated 06.02.2025 requiring continuation of existing outsourced employees. Disposed of with consent: representation before respondent no. 4 within ten days, to be decided by reasoned and speaking order within four weeks. Keywords: outsourced employees, service provider, dispensation of services, representation, reasoned and speaking order, U.P. Energy Department.
What did the court decide?
Petitioners permitted to submit a representation before respondent no. 4 within ten days; respondent no. 4 to endeavour to decide it by a reasoned and speaking order within four weeks from receipt of certified copy of the order along with the representation.