Hanumant Prasad Srivastava v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Forest Lko. and 3 Others
Service law – pension and retiral dues
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), WRIT - A No. 11263 of 2025, Manish Mathur J., decided December 4, 2025. Petitioner Hanumant Prasad Srivastava sought mandamus for sanction of pension and retiral dues counting 13 years 5 months regular service and for pension fixation including daily-wages service with arrears. Reliance placed by counsel on Prem Singh v. State of U.P. (2019) 10 SCC 516 (Supreme Court) and Jai Ram Sharma v. State of U.P. (Writ-A No. 731 of 2024, this Court). Petition disposed with liberty for fresh representation before Conservator of Forest, Devipatan Circle, Gonda; decision directed within eight weeks per cited precedents if applicable. Keywords: pension, retiral dues, daily wages, mandamus, representation, eight weeks, Forest Department U.P.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to file a fresh representation before opposite party No. 3 (Conservator of Forest, Devipatan Circle, U.P., Gonda) or any other competent authority; such representation, if filed, to be decided in the light of Prem Singh (2019) 10 SCC 516 and Jai Ram Sharma (WRIT - A No. - 731 of 2024), if applicable, within eight weeks of a certified copy of the order being produced.