Krishan Lal Batra v. U.O.I Thru. Its Secy. Ministry of Communication New Delhi and 2 Others
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Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 5 | WRIT - A No. - 2782 of 2025 | Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:14661 | Decided 11.3.2025 by Hon'ble Abdul Moin, J. | Petitioner: Krishan Lal Batra (counsel Anil Kumar Yadav) | Respondents: U.O.I through Secretary, Ministry of Communication, New Delhi and 2 Others (A.S.G.I.; Anand Dwivedi for R-1; Nidhi Singh for OP-2 & 3) | Subject: interest @ 7% p.a. on delayed payment of post-retiral privilege leave encashment benefits | Precedents relied on: Writ A No. 2075 of 2023, Ashok Kumar Shukla v. Union of India (03.03.2023); upheld in Special Appeal (Defective) No. 72 of 2024 (06.02.2024); S.L.P. No. 7939 of 2024, Supreme Court (08.04.2024) | Disposition: writ petition disposed of; authority directed to take final decision in light of Ashok Kumar Shukla judgment (if applicable) within eight weeks of certified copy being produced; payment, if entitled, within eight weeks thereafter | Keywords: privilege leave encashment, post retiral benefits, delayed payment, interest 7%, retirement dues, UOI Ministry of Communication, eight weeks direction.