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Ram Bilas v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Food and Civil Supplies Deptt. and 2 Others

Allahabad HC4 Dec 2025WRIA/14044/2025

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What is this about?

Godam Chowkidar; Godam Chaukidar (Class IV); arrears of salary; regular pay scale; parity with juniors appointed 19.08.2008; Notional Service kept in abeyance; post retiral dues; writ of mandamus; Food and Civil Supplies Department, State of U.P.; fresh representation before competent authority; decision within six weeks of certified copy; Writ - A No. 14044 of 2025; Allahabad High Court Lucknow; Manish Mathur, J.; petition disposed of.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to the petitioner to make a fresh representation before the competent authority regarding arrears of salary and consequential benefits, with the direction that any such representation be decided within six weeks of production of a certified copy of this order; no direct monetary relief granted. ¶13

Ram Bilas vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Food and Civil Supplies Deptt. and 2 Others — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner is entitled to payment of arrears of salary in the regular pay scale to the post of Godam Chowkidar w.e.f 19.08.2008 (the date from which juniors to the petitioner were given regular appointment and salary to the post of Godam Chaukidar (Class IV)), with all consequential benefits including post retiral dues, by keeping the word 'Notional Service' in abeyance.

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Court's answer

Since the petitioner's grievances would require consideration of factual aspects, liberty was granted to the petitioner to make a fresh representation before the competent authority.

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Ratio / Principle

In case such a representation is filed, it is required to be decided by the competent authority within a period of six weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before the said authority.

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Key takeaways

The petition stands disposed of.ratio¶13

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ - A No. 14044 of 2025 (High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow, Court No. 7; Manish Mathur, J.; decided December 4, 2025). Petitioner Ram Bilas, represented by Alok Srivastava, against the State of U.P. through Principal Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies Department and 2 others (respondents represented by C.S.C.), prayed for a writ of mandamus directing payment of arrears of salary in the regular pay scale to the post of Godam Chowkidar w.e.f 19.08.2008 — the date from which juniors to the petitioner were given regular appointment and salary to the post of Godam Chaukidar (Class IV) — with all consequential benefits including post retiral dues, keeping the word 'Notional Service' in abeyance. Observing that the petitioner's grievances would require consideration of factual aspects, the Court granted liberty to make a fresh representation before the competent authority, to be decided within six weeks from the date a certified copy of the order is produced before it; the petition stood disposed of accordingly. No statutory provisions or precedents are cited in this brief order.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

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WRIT - A No. - 14044 of 2025

Ram Bilas

.....Petitioner(s)

Versus

State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Food And Civil Supplies Deptt. And 2 Others	.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) :	Alok Srivastava
Counsel for Respondent(s) :	C.S.C.

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Court No. - 7

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HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J.

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Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned state counsel for opposite parties.

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Petition has been filed seeking following prayers:-

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"I. Issuing a writ order or direction in the nature of Mandamus to commanding the opposite parties to make the payments of arrears of salary to the petitioners in regular pay scale to the post of Godam Chowkidar w.e.f 19.08.2008, the date from which the juniors to the petitioners were given regular appointment and salary to the post of Godam Chaukidar (Class IV) with all the consequential benefits including post retiral dues etc., by keeping the word 'Notional Service' in abeyance within some reasonable time as fixed by this Hon'ble Court."

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Since petitioner's grievances would require consideration of factual aspects, liberty is granted to petitioner to make a fresh representation before competent authority. In case such a representation is filed, the same is required to be decided within a period of six weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before the said authority.

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The petition stands disposed of.

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(Manish Mathur,J.)

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December 4, 2025

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prabhat

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Digitally signed by :- PRABHAT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Ram Bilas v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Food and Civil Supplies Deptt. and 2 Others

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