Smt. Gaytri Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Finance and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
U.P. pension/pay-fixation dispute, interim order only: retiree (superannuation 31-05-2024) challenges post-retirement correction of July 2009 pay fixation (orders 29-09-2025 and 09-12-2025); contention that clause 4 of G.O. dated 16-01-2007 limits pension sanctioning authority to 34 months of records preceding retirement, rendering scrutiny of older records impermissible; reliance urged on Sushil Kumar Singhal (2014) 16 Supreme Court Cases 444 (no recovery of mistaken salary payments; no pension reduction under G.O. 16-01-2007); State counsel unable to substantiate defence; counter affidavit due 06-02-2026; Deputy Director of Pension to appear with record; adjudication pending.
What did the court decide?
Interim procedural order only: matter listed for 06-02-2026 (fresh cases); opposite party no. 2 to file a Short Counter Affidavit by that date; Deputy Director of Pension, who issued the letter, to appear with the record to assist the court. The substantive dispute over the pay-fixation-correction orders remains unadjudicated.