Mahendra Prasad v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy./Addl. Chief Secy., Deptt. of Technical Edu. Lko. and 5 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
WRIT - A No. - 1197 of 2026, Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Manish Mathur, J., February 9, 2026: interim stay of reduction of pension fixation of petitioner Mahendra Prasad effected through order dated 06.11.2025 / Government letter dated 06.11.2025 / Minutes of Meeting dated 22.02.2024 over alleged incorrect pay-fixation granted in year 2002; prima facie violation asserted of Government Order dated 16.01.2007 and the ten-year pay-fixation principle invoked from Sushil Kumar Singhal v. Pramukh Sachiv, Irrigation Department ((2014) 16 SCC 444: 2014(2) ESC 271 (SC)); petitioner entitled to full pension as per last pay drawn; counter affidavit sought within four weeks; connected with Writ-A No.16 of 2026, Ram Babu v. State of U.P. and others.
What did the court decide?
Interim relief: operation of impugned order dated 06.11.2025 (based on Government letter dated 06.11.2025 and Minutes of Meeting dated 22.02.2024) stayed until further orders; petitioner entitled to full pension as per last pay drawn ignoring the impugned re-fixation; learned State Counsel granted four weeks to file counter affidavit; petition to be connected and listed alongwith Writ-A No.16 of 2026, Ram Babu v. State of U.P. and others.