Sunil Kumari Misra and 2 Others v. U.P. Jal Nigam (Urban) Thru. Its Managing Director Lko. and 2 Others

Court No. - 7 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8074 of 2023 Petitioner :- Sunil Kumari Misra And 2 Others Respondent :- U.P. Jal Nigam (Urban) Thru. Its Managing Director Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Savita Jain Counsel for Respondent :- Rishabh Kapoor Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Shri Krishna Vishwakarma, Advocate, holding brief of Shri Rishabh Kapoor, learned counsel for the respondents. With the consent of learned counsel appearing for the contesting parties, the writ petition is being finally decided. The instant writ petition has been filed praying for a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to pay family pension alongwith dearness relief as is being paid to the persons similarly circumstanced. Further prayer is for making payment of arrears. After arguing the matter at some length, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that with regard to the reliefs sought in the writ petition, the petitioners may be permitted to submit fresh individual representations before the respondent no.3 i.e. the Chief Accounts Officer, U.P. Jal Nigam (Urban), Lucknow which may be directed to be decided within a time frame fixed by this Court to which learned Counsel for the respondents has no objection. In view of the above, it is provided that in case the petitioners submit individual representations within two weeks from today before respondent no.3 then respondent no.3 shall endevour to decide the same by means of reasoned and speaking order in accordance with law and the relevant rules within a further period of six weeks from the date of submission of the representations along with certified copy of this order. With the aforesaid direction, writ petition is disposed of. It is made clear that this Court has not gone into the merits of the claim set forth by the petitioners. Order Date :- 17.10.2023 J.K. Dinkar High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench