Kanti Prasad and 5 Others vs State of U.P Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Revenue Civil Sectt. Lko. and 3 Others — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Kanti Prasad and 5 Others vs State of U.P Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Revenue Civil Sectt. Lko. and 3 Others — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Liberty to file a fresh representation before the Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue, U.P., Lucknow (or other competent authority), to be considered and decided within eight weeks in light of the cited judgments if applicable; no substantive pension relief granted at this stage.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners are entitled to a direction for pension and pensionary benefits by including services rendered as Seasonal Collection Amin prior to regularization, in light of the judgments in Anand Prakash Mani Tripathi, Jag Prasad Chaubey and Jai Ram Sharma, along with consequential benefits.

Court's answer

Since the petitioners' grievance would entail factual aspects, liberty is granted to the petitioners to file a fresh representation before opposite party no.1 (Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue, Civil Secretariat, U.P., Lucknow) or any other competent authority.

Ratio / Principle

The competent authority shall consider and decide the fresh representation in light of the aforesaid judgments, in case they are applicable, within eight weeks from receipt of the representation accompanied by a certified copy of this order.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Manish Mathur, J. — WRIT - A No. 602 of 2026, Kanti Prasad and 5 others v. State of U.P. and others, decided January 21, 2026. Petitioners sought a direction for pension and pensionary benefits by including services rendered as Seasonal Collection Amin prior to regularization, relying on the Supreme Court's judgment dated 07.05.2024 in Civil Appeal No. 6118 of 2024 (Anand Prakash Mani Tripathi v. State of U.P. and others), this Court's judgment dated 15.03.2024 in Writ-A No. 7620 of 2023 (Jag Prasad Chaubey v. State of U.P. and others), and this Court's judgment dated 04.11.2025 in Writ-A No. 731 of 2024 (Jai Ram Sharma v. State of U.P. and others); consequential benefits were also prayed for. Observing that the grievance entailed factual aspects, the Court disposed of the writ with liberty to file a fresh representation before the Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue, Civil Secretariat, U.P., Lucknow, or any other competent authority, to be considered and decided in light of the aforesaid judgments, if applicable, within eight weeks of receipt of the representation with a certified copy of the order.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

WRIT - A No. - 602 of 2026

Kanti Prasad And 5 Others

.....Petitioner(s)

Versus

State Of U.P Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Revenue Civil Sectt. Lko. And 3 Others

.....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : S.P. Singh Somvanshi Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.

Court No. - 7

HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J.

Heard learned counsel for petitioners and learned State Counsel for opposite parties.

Petition has been filed seeking a direction to authority concerned to provide pension and pensionary benefits by including services rendered as Seasonal Collection Amin prior to his regularization in the light of judgment and order dated 07.05.2024 passed in Civil Appeal No. 6118 of 2024 by Supreme Court in the case of Anand Prakash Mani Tripathi v. State of U.P. and others , judgment and order dated 15.03.2024 passed by this Court in Writ-A No. 7620 of 2023, Jag Prasad Chaubey v. State of U.P. and others as well as judgment and order dated 04.11.2025 passed by this Court in bunch of writ petitions leading Writ-A No. 731 of 2024, Jai Ram Sharma v. State of U.P. and others. Further prayer for grant of consequential benefits has also been sought.

Since considering petitioners' grievance would entail factual aspects, liberty is granted to petitioners to file fresh representation before opposite party no.1 i.e. Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue, Civil Secretariat, U.P., Lucknow - or any other competent authority who shall consider and decide the same, in light of aforesaid judgments, in case same are applicable, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of fresh representation along with a certified copy of this order.

With aforesaid direction(s), the petition is finally disposed of.

January 21, 2026 lakshman

(Manish Mathur,J.)

Digitally signed by :- LAKSHMANA KUMAR TAMMANA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench