Santrani Devi and Another v. University of Lko., Thru. Its Registrar of Lko. University, and 2 Others

Court No. - 7 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8135 of 2023 Petitioner :- Santrani Devi And Another Respondent :- University Of Lko., Thru. Its Registrar Of Lko. University, And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Amitesh Pratap Singh,Gyanendra Singh Counsel for Respondent :- Savitra Vardhan Singh Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J. Heard Shri Aakar Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioners and Shri Savitra Vardhan Singh, leaned counsel for the respondents. With the consent of learned counsel appearing for the contesting parties, the writ petition is being finally decided. The widow and son of the deceased employee who was working as Junior Assistant in Chemistry Laboratory in the respondent University are before this Court claiming pension gratuity and other funds. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioners is that despite the husband of petitioner no. 1 and father of petitioner no 2 having died on 11.10.2012 the retiral dues have still not been paid till date. 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 a fresh representation before the respondent no.1 i.e. the Registrar, Lucknow University, 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 submits a representation within two weeks from today before respondent no.1 then respondent no.1 shall endevour to decide the same by means of a reasoned and speaking order in accordance with law and the relevant rules within a further period of four weeks from the date of submission of the representation 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 :- 18.10.2023/J.K. Dinkar High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench