Allahabad High Court
SMT SUSHMA SINGH AND 75 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- MANJU RANI CHAUHAN
Holding
The petition is disposed of, with the Court directing the competent authority to adjudicate each petitioner’s claim individually in line with the earlier decision in Seema Ray et al.
Summary
The petitioners, a group of 76 government employees, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the respondents to grant them the first salary increment effective 1 January 2017, subsequent annual increments, and the payment of arrears with interest, relying on the CCS Revised Pay Rules, 2016, a Government Order dated 22‑12‑2016, and a Finance Controller letter dated 20‑11‑2025. The Court observed that the matter had already been decided in Writ A No. 481 of 2026 (Seema Ray et al. v. State of U.P. et al.) and therefore declined to grant the relief sought. Instead, the Court directed the competent authority to consider each petitioner’s individual representation, taking into account their dates of appointment, joining, and any reasons for delayed joining, and to decide each claim in accordance with the statutory provisions, the relevant Government Orders, and the observations made in Seema Ray. The authority must issue a reasoned order within six weeks of receiving the representations. The petition was consequently disposed of.
Issues considered
- What entitlement, if any, do the petitioners have to the first salary increment and subsequent revisions under the CCS Revised Pay Rules, 2016 and related Government Orders?
- Whether the High Court can issue a mandamus directing the respondents to grant the increments and pay arrears with interest?
Subjects
- salary increment
- mandamus
- government service
- CCS Revised Pay Rules
- writ petition
- administrative law
- individual representations
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 16104 of 2026
Smt Sushma Singh And 75 Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Man Bahadur Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Ashish Kumar (Nagvanshi), C.S.C.
Court No. - 52
HON'BLE MRS. MANJU RANI CHAUHAN, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Ashish Kumar
(Nagvanshi), learned counsel for the respondent-BSA as well as learned
Standing Counsel for the State.
2. The petitioners, who are 76 in number, have approached this Court
with the following prayers:-
"I. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to grant first
increment of salary to the petitioners on 1st January, 2017 and further annual increments on 1st January
of each year and to revise their salaries accordingly and to pay the revised salaries to the petitioners in
accordance with Rule 10(1) Illustration (b) of the (CCS Revised Pay) Rules, 2016, Clause 8 Illustration
(Kha) of the Government Order dated 22.12.2016 and letter of the Finance Controller dated 20.11.2025.
II. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to pay the
arrears of salaries to the petitioners on account of grant of first increment on 1st January, 2017 and
revision of salary with interest as may be specified by this Honble Court.
III. Issue, writ, order or direction as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of
the case.
IV. Award cost of the petition to the petitioner."
3. The issue in question has already been decided by this Court in Writ A
No.481 of 2026, (Seema Ray and 3 Others vs. State of UP and 5
Others), decided on 24.08.2026.
4. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the
competent authority to consider and decide the individual representations,
if any, submitted by the petitioners, specifically indicating their respective
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dates of appointment, dates of joining, and the circumstances in which
they could not join on the first day of the relevant month. Upon receipt of
such representations, the competent authority shall examine the claim of
each petitioner in the light of the statutory provisions, the applicable
Government Orders and the observations made by this Court in Seema
Ray (supra), and shall pass a reasoned and speaking order, dealing with
the individual claim of each petitioner, within a period of six weeks from
the date of receipt of such representation.
(Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J.)
October 1, 2026
Jitendra/-
Digitally signed by :-
JITENDRA KUMAR YADAV
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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