Allahabad High Court
RAJENDRA SINGH @ RAJESHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- ANISH KUMAR GUPTA
Holding
The petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
Petitioner Rajendra Singh sought a writ for a minimum pay scale of Rs. 18,000 with arrears. The petitioner’s counsel informed the court that the minimum pay had already been granted, rendering the petition infructuous, and requested its withdrawal. The court dismissed the petition as withdrawn. It directed that the benefits already granted to the petitioner remain in force until his superannuation, subject to satisfactory performance, and that termination could occur only after due process. The case was ordered to be delinked from other matters and removed from the cause list.
Issues considered
- Whether the writ petition should be dismissed as withdrawn after the petitioner has been granted the relief sought
Subjects
- minimum pay scale
- writ petition
- withdrawal of petition
- service termination
- administrative law
- due process
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 14752 of 2025
Rajendra Singh @ Rajesh
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Daya Shankar Srivastava, Vivek
Srivastava
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 39
(SN.267)
HON'BLE ANISH KUMAR GUPTA, J.
1. Sri Daya Shankar Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioner submits
that in the instant case the petitioner has already been granted the
minimum pay scale of Rs. 18,000/- with arrears, therefore, the instant
petition has become infructuous. Thus, learned counsel for the petitioner
seeks to withdraw the instant petition.
2. Accordingly, the instant petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
3. The benefits already granted/accrued to the petitioner shall not be
withdrawn till the age of superannuation of the petitioner herein, subject
to his satisfactory performance. If the petitioner is found not working to
the satisfaction of the department concerned or is guilty of misconduct
etc., his services can be terminated by the respondents after following due
process of law and giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner in
this regard.
4. Let this case be delinked from bunch matters and shall not be shown in
the cause list.
(Anish Kumar Gupta,J.)
February 26, 2026
Shubham Arya
Digitally signed by :-
SHUBHAM ARYA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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