Ajay Kumar Soni v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Food Safety Drug Administration Lko. and Another
Service law – Assured Career Progression – WRIT
Case brief
What is this about?
Ajay Kumar Soni v. State of U.P. and another, WRIT - A No. 5425 of 2025, Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Coram: Hon'ble Manish Mathur, J., decided December 3, 2025. Keywords: Assured Career Progression (Second ACP) due from 18.11.2014; 10 years satisfactory service; medical leave salary 126 days (13.02.2021-31.05.2021); pending salary 01.03.2019-31.05.2019 sanctioned by Commissioner vide order dated 07.02.2024; increments 2016-2021; 14% compound interest; 6% penal interest; enquiry committee for non-payment of dues; counter affidavit dated 17.11.2025; direction to Commissioner, Food Safety and Drug Administration, Lucknow to decide within eight weeks; writ petition disposed of; no statute or precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Direction to opposite party no.2 (Commissioner, Food, Safety and Drug Administration, Lucknow) to take a decision on the petitioner's grievance indicated in prayer no.1 expeditiously within eight weeks of production of a certified copy of the order; mandamus on the monetary claims and on prayer no.2 (enquiry committee) not granted.