Patirakhan Shukla v. Union of India Thru. Secy. Ministry of Comm. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Post-retiral benefits; privilege leave encashment; delayed payment; interest @ 7% per annum; retiral/pension dues; Union of India, Ministry of Communications; direction to take final decision within six weeks; payment within further six weeks if entitled; relies 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), Supreme Court S.L.P. No. 7939 of 2024 (08.04.2024); writ petition disposed of; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; Abdul Moin, J.; order dated 31.1.2025; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:6642.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the opposite parties to take a final decision within six weeks (from production of a certified copy of the order) on payment of the claimed post-retiral benefits, including interest at 7% per annum on delayed payment of privilege leave encashment, in the light of the Ashok Kumar Shukla judgment if applicable; if the petitioner is found entitled, actual payment to be ensured within a further six weeks.