Shushil Kumar and Another v. Union of India Thru. Secy. Ministry of Communication, New Delhi and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Shushil Kumar v. Union of India, WRIT - A No. 10504 of 2025, Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Abdul Moin, J., decided September 10, 2025. Keywords: privilege leave encashment; post-retiral benefits; delayed payment; interest 7% per annum; pension/retiral dues; direction to take final decision; Ashok Kumar Shukla v. Union of India, Writ A No. 2075 of 2023 (3rd March, 2023); Special Appeal (Defective) No. 72 of 2024 (6th February, 2024); S.L.P. No. 7939 of 2024, Supreme Court (8th April, 2024); six-week compliance timeline; writ petition disposed of. Counsel: Abhay Kumar Ojha (petitioners); A.S.G.I.; Anand Dwivedi (Union of India, opposite party no.1); Dwijendra Mishra (opposite party nos. 2 & 3).
What did the court decide?
Direction to the opposite parties to take a final decision on payment of the privilege leave encashment benefits in the light of the judgment in Ashok Kumar Shukla (supra), if applicable, within six weeks of production of a certified copy of the order; actual payment within a further six weeks if the petitioners are found entitled.