Smt. Malti Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Higher Education Lko. and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
WRIT - A No. 1567 of 2025; Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Court No. 5); Abdul Moin, J.; decided 7.2.2025; neutral citation 2025:AHC-LKO:8048. Keywords: gratuity; Associate Professor; degree college; higher education; State of U.P.; payment of gratuity with interest; direction to consider claim; reliance on University College Ret. Teachers Welfare Asso. Lko. v. State of U.P., Writ A No.5724 of 2024, decided 01.10.2024; 8 weeks compliance timeline; merits left open; disposed of with consent; no notice to respondent no.5. Counsel: Anshuman Singh Rathore and Vikram Sonal Singh for petitioner; Nitin Mathur, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel / C.S.C. for State-respondents.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No.1 to consider the petitioner's claim for payment of gratuity along with interest in terms of the judgment in University College Ret. Teachers Welfare Asso. Lko. (supra), within 8 weeks of receipt of a certified copy of the order; no notice to respondent no.5; merits of the claim left open.