Nagendra Prasad Mishra v. Union of India Thru. Secy. Deptt. Telecommunications Ministry Commmunications and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
WRIT - A No. - 7230 of 2025; Nagendra Prasad Mishra v. Union of India (Deptt. Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications) and 2 Others; withholding of dues post-retirement; financial difficulty plea rejected as unsustainable; relies on Nand Lal v. Indian Telephone Industries Ltd. (Writ - A No.31490 of 2016, 09.03.2018); interest at 7% per annum from date of retirement till realization; six-week payment window; contempt proceedings reserved; impugned order dated 11.10.2024 set aside; prior writ Writ - A No.7116 of 2024 disposed 31.08.2024; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 5; Hon'ble Abdul Moin, J.; order date 8.7.2025; neutral citation 2025:AHC-LKO:38534.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 11.10.2024 set aside; respondent no.2 directed to pay the outstanding amounts to the petitioner alongwith interest at 7% per annum from the date of retirement till actual payment/realization, within six weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of the order; if the amounts are not paid, the petitioner is at liberty to initiate appropriate contempt proceedings.