Allahabad High Court
RAM BAHADUR SINGH AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- DINESH PATHAK
Holding
The petition is disposed of without merits, with the petitioners directed to file a fresh representation before the Director, who must decide it expeditiously.
Summary
Ram Bahadur Singh and two others filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the State of Uttar Pradesh and other respondents to grant them regular pension benefits with interest and to compel the Director (respondent No.2) to consider a representation dated 27.07.2026. The petitioners alleged that their grievance regarding retiral benefits had not been addressed. The respondents argued that the matter should be dealt with by the Director and did not oppose a direction for speedy disposal of a fresh representation. The Court, finding no merit in continuing the petition, ordered the petitioners to file a fresh representation before the Director within three weeks, attaching a certified copy of the order. The Director was directed to decide the representation within three months, subject to any legal impediment. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of without any substantive ruling on the merits.
Issues considered
- What relief, if any, can be granted by the High Court in the form of mandamus directing the State to provide pension benefits?
- Whether the Court should direct the administrative authority (Director) to consider and decide the petitioners' representation pending before it.
Subjects
- pension
- mandamus
- writ petition
- administrative law
- expeditious disposal
- representation
- High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 15034 of 2026
Ram Bahadur Singh And 2 Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 4 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ajai Krishna Srivastava
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Archit Mandhyan, C.S.C.
Court No. - 32
HON'BLE DINESH PATHAK, J.
1. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioners prayed for and permitted
to correct the details of petitioner no.3, during course of the day.
2. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
3. This writ petition has been filed, inter alia, seeking the following reliefs:
"I) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus
commanding the Respondents to provide regular pension to the
petitioners in as much as retiral benefits with interest and all
consequential benefits which is due in accordance with law.
II) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus
commanding the respondent no.3 to consider and decide the petitioners'
representation dated 27.07.2026 pending before the Respondent No.2
(Annexure No.2 to the writ petition) by passing a reasoned and speaking
order in accordance with law."
4. Sri Adarsh Bhushan, learned counsel appearing for respondents nos.2 to
5 has contended that the grievance of the present petitioner, as raised in the
instant writ petition, can be more appropriately redressed by the Director,
respondent no.2 and that he has no objection if a direction is issued for
expeditious disposal of the fresh representation, to be moved by the present
petitioner, within such stipulated period, as may be directed by this Court.
5. In this conspectus, as above, no useful purpose would be served by
keeping this matter pending. Therefore, this Court deems it appropriate to
finally dispose of the present writ petition, without expressing any opinion
on the merits of the case, with liberty to the present petitioners to move a
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fresh representation before the Director, respondent no.2 ventilating their
grievances, as raised in this petition, within a period of three weeks from
today, along with a certified copy of this order and a self attested copy of the
instant writ petition, who, in turn, shall consider and decide the same in
accordance with law expeditiously, preferably, within a period of three
months from the date of production of the same, if there is no other legal
impediment..
6. With the aforesaid directions and observations, present writ petition
stands disposed of.
September 18, 2026
vkg
(Dinesh Pathak,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
VINOD KUMAR GOSWAMI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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