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Hari Lal Patel and 5 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. of Basic Education U.P. Lko. and 3 Others

Allahabad HC18 Feb 2026WRIA/1853/2026

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Officiating charge as Headmaster without salary; UP Basic Education Department; claim to be considered per Division Bench judgment in Secretary, UP Basic Education Board v. Tripurari Dubey (Special Appeal No. 652 of 2024, 2025: AHC:67382-DB), affirmed by dismissal of SLP (C) No. 22427 of 2025 (order dated 13.08.2025); writ disposed with six-week compliance direction to respondent no. 4; single-judge bench of Shree Prakash Singh, J.; decided 18 February 2026.

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Direction to respondent no. 4 to consider the petitioners' claim for salary of the post of Headmaster-in-charge in accordance with law, the relevant rules and the Division Bench judgment in Tripurari Dubey, within six weeks of receipt of a certified copy of the order. ¶16

Hari Lal Patel and 5 Others vs State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. of Basic Education U.P. Lko. and 3 Others — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

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WRIT - A No. - 1853 of 2026

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Hari Lal Patel And 5 Others

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.....Petitioner(s)

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Versus

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State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Basic Education U.P. Lko. And 3 Others

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Counsel for Petitioner(s) Counsel for Respondent(s) .. .	: Durga Prasad Shukla, Garima Singh : C.S.C., Ran Vijay Singh .....Respondent(s)

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Court No. - 18

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HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J.

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Raghvendra Pratap Singh, learned Additional Chief Standing counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents no. 1 & 2, Sri Ran Vijay Singh, learned counsel for the respondent nos. 3 & 4.

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With the consent of learned counsels appearing on behalf of the contesting parties, the matter is being decided finally.

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Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that the petitioners have been given the officiating charge of the post of Headmaster yet are not being paid salary of the said post.

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Contention is that this aspect of the matter has already been considered by the Division Bench of this Court in a bunch of appeals leading being Special Appeal No. 652 of 2024 Inre; Secretary, UP Basic Education Board and Ors Vs. Tripurari Dubey and Ors- 2025: AHC:67382-DB which judgment in turn has been affirmed with the dismissal of the Special Leave to Appeal vide order dated 13.08.2025 in Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 22427 of 2025 .

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Further contention is that the respondents be directed to consider the claim of the petitioner in the light of the Division Bench judgment of this Court in the case of Tripurari Dubey (supra).

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Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the contesting respondents do not dispute the aforesaid question of law as decided by the Division Bench of this Court in the case of Tripurari Dubey (supra) .

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Considering the aforesaid, the instant writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondent no. 4 to consider the claim of the petitioners for being given the salary to the post of Headmaster- In charge in accordance with law and the relevant rules as well as the Division Bench judgment of this Court in the case of Tripurari

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WRIA No. 1853 of 2026

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Dubey (supra) which consideration would be done within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order.

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February 18, 2026 Ram Murti

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(Shree Prakash Singh,J.)

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Digitally signed by :- RAM MURTI YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Hari Lal Patel and 5 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. of Basic Education U.P. Lko. and 3 Others

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