Dr. Arvind Kumar Srivastava v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Kriashi Shiksha Evam Anusandhan Lko and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; WRIT - A No. 12922 of 2024; decided 3.1.2025 by Hon'ble Abdul Moin, J. Subject: non-payment of retiral dues/pensionary benefits after superannuation retirement on 31.12.2023; petitioner Dr. Arvind Kumar Srivastava; respondents State of U.P. (Agriculture Education & Research) and Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur. Outcome: writ petition disposed of with consensual time-bound direction to consider a fresh representation before respondent no.3 (four weeks, reasoned and speaking order, remittable to competent authority); no adjudication of merits; no statute or precedent cited; no quantum awarded.
What did the court decide?
Permission for the petitioner to submit a fresh representation to respondent no.3, to be decided by respondent no.3 (or, if incapable, the competent authority) by a reasoned and speaking order within four weeks of submission; decided with consent of counsel for contesting parties without entering into merits.