Muniram and 6 Others v. State of U.P. and 4 Others
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Hon'ble Ajit Kumar, J.) – WRIT
Case brief
What is this about?
Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:43150. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Court No. 4; Coram: Hon'ble Ajit Kumar, J.; WRIT - A No. 1708 of 2025; Order Date 24.3.2025. Petitioner: Muniram and 6 others (Counsel: Nikhilesh Kumar Chaudhary); Respondents: State of U.P. and 4 others (C.S.C.; Sri Pramod Kumar Srivastava, Additional Chief Standing Counsel). Subject: recovery of commutation amount by installments from pension; plea that commutation amount already recovered; rules providing 15-year deductions; Article 226; res integra; binding judicial precedent. Precedents relied upon: Ashok Kumar Agarwal and others v. Union of India and another, Writ - A No. 17819 of 2024 (DB, decided 15.1.2025); Radheshyam Shukla and others v. State of U.P. and others, Writ - A No. 19031 of 2024 (decided 6.3.2025). Disposition: writ petition dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Since the controversy stands covered by the aforesaid decisions of this Court, which learned counsel for the petitioners could not dispute, could not distinguish on law or facts, and against which he could not cite any contrary Supreme Court judgment, no indulgence can be granted by the Court in such matter.