Allahabad High Court
SMT. LALITA DEVIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The component of interest was correctly calculated and the writ petition is not maintainable, leading to its dismissal.
Summary
The petitioner, Smt. Lalita Devi, filed a writ petition challenging the calculation of a component of interest, seeking its increase to 12% against the State of Uttar Pradesh and three others. The petition argued that the interest component was incorrectly computed. The High Court examined the calculation and found it to be correct, noting no justification for raising it to 12%. Consequently, the Court held that the writ petition was not maintainable. The petition was therefore dismissed.
Issues considered
- Whether the component of interest should be increased to 12% as claimed by the petitioner
- Whether the writ petition is maintainable in the circumstances
Subjects
- interest calculation
- writ petition
- maintainability
- dismissal
- component of interest
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 21712 of 2022
Smt. Lalita Devi
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Kaushal Kishore Mani Tripathi
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 32
HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.
1. Heard Sri K.K.M. Tripathi, learned counsel for petitioner and learned
Standing Counsel for State.
2. At this stage, Court does not find any reason to interfere with impugned
order since component of interest has rightly been calculated and there is
no reason to increase it up to 12%.
3. In view of above, prayer made in this writ petition is not maintainable,
hence, writ petition is dismissed.
(Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.)
May 12, 2026
N. Sinha
Digitally signed by :-
NIRMAL SINHA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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