Ramesh Kumar Awasthi v. U.O.I. Thru. Secy. Ministry of Finance New Delhi and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Pension account freeze/defreeze mandamus petition, Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench, WRIT - C No. 2362 of 2026, decided 21.05.2026. Petitioner (Ramesh Kumar Awasthi) sought de-freezing of SBI Pension Account No.30241772139 (Branch Bijnor, Lucknow) and release of withheld pension with 12% interest; respondent-Bank reported account defrozen on 26.02.2026; Court found no surviving cause of action and disposed of the petition with liberty to seek appropriate remedy. Keywords: Article 226, writ of mandamus, pension account frozen, de-freeze, withheld pension, interest, cause of action, liberty, disposed of.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief granted; petition disposed of as no cause of action survived, with liberty to the petitioner to avail appropriate remedy in accordance with law for any other cause of action. ¶15