Ahilkar v. State of U.P. and 2 Others
Service Law – Minimum Pay Scale – Withdrawal of writ petition
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, WRIT - A No. 15491 of 2024, decided February 16, 2026, by Anish Kumar Gupta, J. Petitioner Ahilkar versus State of U.P. and others. Service matter concerning minimum pay scale without allowances; petition dismissed as withdrawn after implementation of the pay-scale order; continuing protection of accrued benefits till superannuation subject to satisfactory performance; termination only after due process and hearing.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief; petition dismissed as withdrawn. The Court directed that benefits already granted/accrued to the petitioner shall not be withdrawn till his superannuation, subject to satisfactory performance, and that termination, if any, shall follow due process with an opportunity of hearing. ¶11