Ashok Kumar Awasthi v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy., Home Deptt., Lko. and 3 Others

Court No. - 22 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 9257 of 2023 Petitioner :- Ashok Kumar Awasthi Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy., Home Deptt., Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mohd. Ateeq Khan Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State.

¶2Present writ petition has been preferred for issuing directions to the opposite parties to given one notional increment for the period from 01.07.2014 to 30.06.2015 for the purpose of pensionary benefits.

¶3Learned counsel for petitioner has submitted that the petitioner had retired from the post of Sub-Inspector (Ministerial) on 30.06.2015 but the annual increment payable to the petitioner from the recruitment year 2014-2015 was not paid to him. The petitioner has made a representation dated

14.03.2023 to the respondents and the decision has to be taken by the respondent no.3.

¶4After arguing at some length, learned counsel for petitioner submitted that the direction may be issued to respondent no.3 to take decision on the representation of the petitioner dated

14.03.2023 within a stipulated period of time.

¶5Learned Standing Counsel has no objection to the prayer made by counsel for the petitioner.

¶6In view of the above, without entering into the merits, respondent no.3-Additional Director General of Police, Anti Corruption Bureau Uttar Pradesh is directed to take decision on the representation of the petitioner dated 14.03.2023 within a period of six weeks from the date a certified copy is place before him.

¶7With the aforesaid direction, petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 6.12.2023 -Amit K-High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench