Writ petition for pay scale arrears rendered infructuous as relief granted during pendency; petition consigned to record.
Petition consigned to record without adverse effect on benefits already granted; no further relief granted as relief already obtained during pendency. ¶¶16
Since the primary relief sought (grant of minimum pay scale of Rs. 18,000/- with arrears) has already been granted during the pendency of the petition, nothing remains to be adjudicated and the writ petition is consigned to record without adverse effect on benefits already granted. ¶¶16
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW
WRIT - A No. - 5687 of 2024
Aneesh Khan
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Forest Deptt. Lko. And Another
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Tushar Bhushan Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 8
HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J.
"(i). issue writ order or direction in the nature of Certiorari, quashing the impugned order dated 28.05.2024, passed by the Opposite Party Number 2, as contained in Annexure Number 1 to this writ petition.
(ii). issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus, directing and commanding the Opposite Party Number 2 to forthwith grant the minimum of the payscale of Rs. 18,000/-as per 7th Pay Commission, along with arrears since March 2018 to the petitioner on Class IV Post, in terms of the judgment dated 17.11.2018, rendered by the Hon'ble High Court at Allahabad in Writ A Number 11964 of 2018 (Mohan Swaroop and Another v State of U.P. and Others)."
September 19, 2025 Satish
(Manish Mathur,J.)
Digitally signed by :- SATISH KUMAR BHARATI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to minimum pay scale of Rs. 18,000/- as per 7th Pay Commission with arrears since March 2018 on Class IV post in terms of the judgment dated 17.11.2018 in Writ A No. 11964/2018.¶¶14
Whether the writ petition survives after the relief sought has been granted during pendency.¶¶15
Since the primary relief sought (grant of minimum pay scale of Rs. 18,000/- with arrears) has already been granted during the pendency of the petition, nothing remains to be adjudicated and the writ petition is consigned to record without adverse effect on benefits already granted.ratio¶¶16
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Mohan Swaroop and Another v State of U.P. and OthersReferred¶¶14
Writ A Number 11964 of 2018 (Mohan Swaroop and Another v State of U.P. and Others)
How this case reached the court
impugned order dated 28.05.2024, passed by the Opposite Party Number 2, as contained in Annexure Number 1 to this writ petition¶¶13
Opposite Party Number 2 · 28.05.2024
Writ petition filed seeking quashing of order dated 28.05.2024 and mandamus for minimum pay scale of Rs. 18,000/- with arrears since March 2018 based on judgment in Writ A No. 11964/2018.¶¶12
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