Nand Lal Gupta v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Food Safety and Drug Administration Deptt. Lko. and 3 Others

Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 12574 of 2024 Petitioner :- Nand Lal Gupta Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Food Safety And Drug Administration Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rupesh Kumar Kasaudhan,Prashant Agarwal Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J.

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

¶2The grievance of the petitioner is with regard to payment of his medical reimbursement claim which was submitted to Assistant Commissioner (Food) Grade II, Food Safety and Drug Administration Department, District Hamirpur. While processing the claims, the Commissioner, Food Safety and Drug Administration, Lucknow had sought certain clarifications from respondent No. 4 on 27.05.2024 which are pending at his end and due to which the medical reimbursement dues has not been paid to the petitioner.

¶3After arguing the matter at some length, learned counsel for petitioner submits that that grievance of the petitioner shall be substantially redressed in case Commissioner, Food Safety and Drug Administration, Lucknow is directed to process the papers of the petitioner and make the payment of medical reimbursement claim expeditiously.

¶4In light of the above, without entering into the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to move a fresh representation to the respondent No. 2 i.e. Commissioner, Food Safety and Drug Administration, Lucknow within two weeks from today and in case such a representation is made, respondent No. 2 shall proceed to consider and decide the same by reasoned and speaking order in accordance with law within a period of six weeks thereafter and communicate the decision to the petitioner.

¶5In case the claims of the petitioner are found to be genuine by respondent No. 2, the payment thereon shall be made to the petitioner expeditiously, say, within a period of four weeks from the date of decision. (Alok Mathur, J.) Order Date :- 20.12.2024/Ravi/ High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench