Mahavir Prasad v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Pension claim raised 13 years after retirement from Class-IV post of Awas & Vikas Parishad, Agra; reply to notice issued through petitioner's Advocate held unchallengeable in writ jurisdiction as it is not an order of the respondents; claim barred by latches and disputed facts; all retiral benefits already received; notarized affidavit waiving further claims; petitioner Mahavir Prasad; respondents State of U.P. and Another; counsel Akhilesh (petitioner), C.S.C. and Mrs. Raj Lakshmi Standing Counsel (respondents); writ petition dismissed; Allahabad High Court Court No. 5; September 9, 2025.
What did the court decide?
A reply to the notice given through the counsel for the petitioner is not an order of the respondents and therefore cannot be challenged in writ jurisdiction; at most it can be referred to as a reason assigned by the respondents.