Kamal Kishor Bajpai v. U.O.I. Thru. Its Secy., Ministry of Communication, New Delhi and Others
Post-retiral benefits – privilege leave encashment – delayed payment
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Court No. 5; WRIT-A No. 1829 of 2025; neutral citation 2025:AHC-LKO:9973; decided 17.02.2025 by Hon'ble Abdul Moin, J.; Kamal Kishor Bajpai v. U.O.I. through Secretary, Ministry of Communication and others; claim for interest at 7% per annum on delayed post-retiral benefits of privilege leave encashment; reliance on Ashok Kumar Shukla v. Union of India (WRIT-A No. 2075 of 2023, decided 03.03.2023), upheld in Special Appeal (Defective) No. 72 of 2024 (06.02.2024) and S.L.P. No. 7939 of 2024 (Supreme Court, 08.04.2024); writ petition disposed of with directions: final decision within 8 weeks of certified copy, payment within further 8 weeks if entitled; counsel for petitioner: Rakesh Sharma, Daya Shankar Tiwari, Satya Kumar; counsel for respondents: Anand Dwivedi (respondent no. 1), A.S.G.I., Nidhi Singh (respondents no. 2 & 3).
What did the court decide?
Directions to the opposite parties to take a final decision within eight weeks on payment of the claimed benefits in light of the Ashok Kumar Shukla judgment (if applicable), and, if the petitioner is found entitled, to ensure actual payment within a further eight weeks; no monetary award made by this Court.