Ved Prakash Saroj and 14 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Basic Education U.P. Lko. and 3 Others

Allahabad HC16 Sept 2025WRIA/10863/2025

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What is this about?

Officiating charge of Headmaster; salary of Headmaster-in-charge not paid; direction to consider claim per Division Bench judgment in Secretary, UP Basic Education Board v. Tripurari Dubey (2025: AHC:67382-DB; Special Appeal No. 652 of 2024), affirmed by dismissal of SLP(C) No. 22427 of 2025 on 13.08.2025; Ved Prakash Saroj v. State of U.P.; WRIT - A No. 10863 of 2025; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; Abdul Moin, J.; disposal with six-week consideration timeline.

What did the court decide?

Direction to respondent no. 4 to consider the petitioners' claim for salary of the post of Headmaster-in-charge in accordance with law, the relevant rules and the Division Bench judgment in Tripurari Dubey, within six weeks of receipt of a certified copy of the order. ¶¶18

Ved Prakash Saroj and 14 Others Vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Basic Education U.P. Lko. and 3 Others — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners, who were given officiating charge of the post of Headmaster but are not being paid the salary of that post, should have their claim for salary of the post of Headmaster(-in-charge) considered in light of the Division Bench judgment in Tripurari Dubey.

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Court's answer

The writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no. 4 to consider the claim of the petitioners for being given the salary of the post of Headmaster-in-charge in accordance with law and the relevant rules as well as the Division Bench judgment of this Court in Tripurari Dubey.

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Ratio / Principle

The aforesaid consideration is to be completed within six weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of the order.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), WRIT - A No. 10863 of 2025, decided on September 16, 2025 by Abdul Moin, J.: Petitioners were given officiating charge of the post of Headmaster but were not being paid the salary of the said post. Relying on the Division Bench judgment of this Court in Secretary, UP Basic Education Board and Ors v. Tripurari Dubey and Ors (Special Appeal No. 652 of 2024, 2025: AHC:67382-DB), which stands affirmed by dismissal of Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 22427 of 2025 on 13.08.2025, and noting that learned counsel for the contesting respondents did not dispute the question of law settled therein, the Court, with the consent of counsel, finally disposed of the writ petition with a direction to respondent no. 4 to consider the petitioners' claim for salary of the post of Headmaster-in-charge in accordance with law and the relevant rules, within six weeks from receipt of a certified copy of the order.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

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WRIT - A No. - 10863 of 2025

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Ved Prakash Saroj And 14 Others

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.....Petitioner(s)

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Versus

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State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Basic Education U.P. Lko. And 3 Others

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.....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anurag Mishra, Rahul Mishra, Rajeev Mishra, Samanvya Dhar Dwivedi Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Ran Vijay Singh

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Court No. - 4

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HON'BLE ABDUL MOIN, J.

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Nitin Mathur, learned Additional Chief Standing counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents no. 1 & 2 and Sri Ran Vijay Singh, learned counsel for the respondent no. 3 and 4.

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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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Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that the petitioners have been given the officiating charge of the post of Headmaster yet are not being paid salary of the said post.

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Contention is that this aspect of the matter has already been considered by the Division Bench of this Court in a bunch of appeals leading being Special Appeal No. 652 of 2024 Inre; Secretary, UP Basic Education Board and Ors Vs. Tripurari Dubey and Ors- 2025: AHC:67382-DB which judgment in turn has been affirmed with the dismissal of the Special Leave to Appeal vide order dated 13.08.2025 in Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 22427 of 2025.

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Further contention is that the respondents be directed to consider the claim of the petitioner in the light of the Division Bench judgment of this Court in the case of Tripurari Dubey (supra).

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WRIA No. 10863 of 2025

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Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the contesting respondents do not dispute the aforesaid question of law as decided by the Division Bench of this Court in the case of Tripurari Dubey (supra).

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Considering the aforesaid, the instant writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondent no. 4 to consider the claim of the petitioners for being given the salary to the post of Headmaster- In charge in accordance with law and the relevant rules as well as the Division Bench judgment of this Court in the case of Tripurari Dubey (supra) which consideration would be done within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order.

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(Abdul Moin,J.)

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September 16, 2025

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J. K. Dinkar

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Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Ved Prakash Saroj and 14 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Basic Education U.P. Lko. and 3 Others

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