Sant Ram and 4 Others v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
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Allahabad High Court, WRIT - A No. 545 of 2025 (neutral citation 2025:AHC:37792), Judge Ajit Kumar, order date 17.3.2025. Subject: challenge under Article 226 of the Constitution to continued recovery of the pension commutation amount in installments, although rules provide for deductions over 15 years. Precedents followed: Ashok Kumar Agarwal and others v. Union of India and another, Writ-A No. 17819 of 2024 (decided 15th January, 2025); Radheshyam Shukla and others v. State of U.P. and others, Writ-A No. 19031 of 2024 (decided 6th March, 2025) — controversy submitted to be no more res integra. Petitioners: Sant Ram and 4 others (counsel Deepak Kumar Tripathi, Nikhilesh Kumar Chaudhary); Respondents: State of U.P. and 3 others (C.S.C.; Sri Pramod Kumar Srivastava, Additional Chief Standing Counsel). Counsel could not dispute, distinguish, or rebut with Supreme Court authority; petition dismissed, no indulgence granted. Keywords: commutation amount, pension recovery installments, Article 226, res integra, 15 years deductions.