Anil Kumar Srivastava v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. (Forest) U.P. Lucknow and 5 Others

Court No. - 20 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8930 of 2023 Petitioner :- Anil Kumar Srivastava Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. (Forest) U.P. Lucknow And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rama Nand Yadav,Arjun Singh Yadav,Santosh Kr. Yadav Warsi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel appearing on behalf of opposite parties. Petition has been filed seeking following reliefs:- ii. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus thereby commanding and directing the concerning respondent to make payment of the deducted amount as security money from the salary of the petitioner the then forester/Deputy Forest Ranger during the period referable as April 1976 to July 1997 with 18% interest. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus thereby commanding and directing the concerning respondent to make payment of unpaid salary of the month May 2001 and June 2001 in accordance with applicable rules and law and 18% interest. For the aforesaid grievance, the petitioner has already submitted a representation dated 5th December, 2022. At present learned counsel for the petitioner restricts his prayer for a final decision with regard to same. Considering innocuous prayer being made by learned counsel for petitioner and without entering into the merits of the case, opposite party No. 2 i.e. Principal Chief Conservator of Forest & Head of the Department, U.P., Lucknow is directed to decide representation dated 5th September, 2022 within a period of eight weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is submitted before him. In case petitioner is found entitled for the aforesaid relief, same shall be paid to him within a period of two months thereafter. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 9.11.2023 prabhat High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench