Chaman Lal v. U.P. Jal Nigam (Rural) Thru. Managing Director, Lucknow, U.P. and 2 Others

Court No. - 9 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 9264 of 2023 Petitioner :- Chaman Lal Respondent :- U.P. Jal Nigam (Rural) Thru. Managing Director, Lucknow, U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rajesh Singh,Shubham Shukla Counsel for Respondent :- Samir Om Hon'ble Rajan Roy,J. Heard counsel for the petitioner and Shri Madho Om, Advocate holding brief of Shri Samir Om, counsel for U.P. Jal Nigam. The petitioner's claim is for post retiral dues from the service of undivided UP Jal Nigam while he was posted as Assistant Engineer in the 11th Division, UP Jal Nigam and his grievance is that he has not been paid anything towards his post retiral dues. Counsel for UP Jal Nigam says that the petitioner has not annexed any application or papers which may have been submitted for grant of pension and also says that now UP Jal Nigam has been divided into Urban and Rural. In response, counsel for the petitioner says that the competent authority to take a decision in this case would be of UP Jal Nigam, Rural. Let the petitioner approach the Managing Director, UP Jal Nigam Rural by means of representation raising a claim regarding payment of post retiral dues which shall be got scrutinised/ verified and a decision shall be taken accordingly as per Rules as to his entitlement to such payment. This shall be done by the Managing Director within three months. Consequences shall follow accordingly, meaning thereby, if the petitioner is found entitled to payment of post retiral dues, the same shall be paid to him within six weeks of such decision being taken. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 4.12.2023 Gurpreet Singh High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench