Gajendra Prasad v. State of U.P. and 4 Others
Allahabad High Court (Anish Kumar Gupta, J.) – WRIT
Case brief
What is this about?
Withdrawal / dismissal of writ petition; minimum pay scale without allowances already granted; protection of already-granted benefits till age of superannuation subject to satisfactory performance; termination permissible only after due process of law and opportunity of hearing on misconduct or unsatisfactory work; delinking from bunch matters; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad; WRIT - A No. 15489 of 2024; Gajendra Prasad v. State of U.P. and 4 others; Anish Kumar Gupta, J.; February 16, 2026.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition dismissed as withdrawn; benefits already granted/accrued to the petitioner (minimum pay scale without allowances) shall not be withdrawn till his age of superannuation, subject to satisfactory performance; any termination only after due process of law and an opportunity of hearing. ¶¶11