Dilip Kumar Awasthi v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Revenue Lko. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Delayed payment of gratuity — claim for interest at 7.1% per annum on gratuity of Rs. 19,00,223/- from date of retirement (30.4.2025) till actual payment, invoking Prastar-4 of UP Government Order (शासनादेश) dated 17 May 2001; writ petition disposed of without entering merits; liberty granted to file fresh representation before District Magistrate, Unnao, to be decided per Ramesh Chandra Mishra v. State of U.P. (Special Appeal No. 532 of 2017) if applicable, within six weeks. Keywords: gratuity interest, delayed payment, mandamus, representation, District Magistrate Unnao, State of U.P.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh representation before opposite party No. 2 (District Magistrate, Unnao); such representation, if filed, to be decided in the light of Ramesh Chandra Mishra versus State of U.P. & Ors. (Special Appeal No. 532 of 2017), if applicable, within six weeks of production of a certified copy of the order. No adjudication of the interest claim on merits.