Ramesh Chandra Dwivedi v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy./Addl. Chief Secy., Deptt. of Technical Education Lko. and 6 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ-A 1200/2026, Allahabad HC (Lucknow Bench), Ramesh Chandra Dwivedi v State of U.P. Deptt. of Technical Education, decided 04.02.2026 by Justice Shree Prakash Singh. Pension fixation reduced via order dated 06.11.2025 / Government letter 06.11.2025 / Minutes of Meeting 22.02.2024 on finding of incorrect 1998 salary grant. Counsel cited Govt. Order 16.01.2007 and Sushil Kumar Singhal v. Pramukh Sachiv Irrigation Deptt., (2014) 16 SCC 444 : 2014(2) ESC 271 (SC) (pay-fixation >10 years before superannuation cannot be interfered with). Court: prima facie force; counter affidavit in 4 weeks; operation of impugned order STAYED until further orders; full pension as per last pay drawn to be paid ignoring re-fixation; connected with Writ-A No. 16 of 2026. Interim order, issue unresolved.
What did the court decide?
Interim relief: stay of operation of the impugned order dated 06.11.2025 until further orders; petitioner entitled to full pension as per last pay drawn ignoring the impugned re-fixation; State granted four weeks to file counter affidavit; matter connected and to be listed with Writ - A No. 16 of 2026.