Dr. Surya Kant Tripathi v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Departmental inquiry left incomplete after employee's superannuation retirement on 31.03.2024; non-payment of provisional or regular pension; non-compliance with earlier Allahabad High Court direction (order dated 13.08.2024) to conclude inquiry within three months; writ disposed with one-month deadline for completing inquiry and conditional consideration of provisional/regular pension claim subject to inquiry outcome; strict-view warning against concerned respondent on repeated litigation; compliance directions to Respondents-1 and 2 and Registrar (Compliance). Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:33442.
What did the court decide?
Conditional relief: if the departmental inquiry is not completed within one month, the petitioner's claim for provisional or regular pension is to be considered and a reasonable decision taken within a short period, subject to the outcome of the inquiry; a copy of the order is to be sent to Respondents-1 and 2 for compliance; Registrar (Compliance) to take steps.