Shiv Prasad and 2 Others v. U.O.I. Thru. Its Secy. Min. of Communication and 2 Others
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Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; Judge: Abdul Moin, J.; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:1068; WRIT - A No. 12890 of 2024; Order date 7.1.2025. Petitioners: Shiv Prasad and 2 others (counsel Abhay Kumar Ojha). Respondents: Union of India through Secretary, Ministry of Communication and 2 others (A.S.G.I./Anand Dwivedi for OP-1; Nidhi Singh for OPs 2 & 3). Subject: claim for 7% per annum interest on delayed payment of post-retiral benefits of privilege leave encashment; reliance on Ashok Kumar Shukla v. Union of India, Writ A No. 2075 of 2023 (03.03.2023), upheld in Special Appeal (Defective) No. 72 of 2024 (06.02.2024) and in S.L.P. No. 7939 of 2024 (Supreme Court, 08.04.2024). Result: writ petition disposed of; authority to pass final decision within six weeks of certified copy being produced and to pay within six weeks thereafter if entitlement found. Keywords: privilege leave encashment, post-retiral/pensionary benefits, delayed payment, interest, six weeks, mandamus.