Allahabad High Court
CHHATRAPATI PANDEY AND 8 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 11 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The Court held that the consolidated writ petition must be dismissed and each petitioner must file a separate representation and deposit the required fee.
Summary
A writ petition filed by nine petitioners sought relief regarding their salary as Principals while serving as Officiating Principals, invoking a prior judgment (Special Appeal No.209 of 2026). The Court observed that although the cause of action was common, the orders required separate authorities, making a consolidated petition inappropriate. It directed each petitioner to file a separate representation before the concerned respondent through the Committee of Management, and to deposit a fee of Rs.100 with the District Legal Services Authority, Varanasi. The Court dismissed the consolidated petition, emphasizing the need for individual filings. Consequently, the petition was disposed of with the stated directions.
Issues considered
- Whether a consolidated writ petition can be entertained for salary claims of multiple petitioners serving as Officiating Principals.
- Whether each petitioner must file a separate representation and pay the prescribed fee.
Subjects
- writ petition
- salary
- officiating principal
- separate representation
- legal services fee
- consolidated petition
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 6215 of 2026
Chhatrapati Pandey And 8 Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 11 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Prashant Shukla, Ram Prakash
Upadhyay
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 32
HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.
1. Heard Sri Prashant Shukla, learned counsel for the petitioners.
2, This writ petition is filed by 9 petitioners. Though, cause of action may
be the same, but orders have to be passed by different authorities,
therefore, this writ petition is disposed of with an observation that
grievance of each petitioners be considered so far as their salary on the
post of Principal while working as Officiating Principal in terms of
judgement passed in Special Appeal No.209 of 2026, Veeresh Chandra
Mishra & 2 Ors. Vs. State of U.P. & 5 Ors, 2026:AHC:62949—DB only
if each petitioner files a separate representation and serve it by way of
Dasti before concern respondent, through respective Committee of
Management
3. Each petitioner is directed to deposit Rs.100/- in District Legal Services
Authority, Varanasi since it is a consolidated writ petition, whereas it has
to be filed separately.
(Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.)
May 6, 2026
SB
Digitally signed by :-
SANDEEP BHATTACHARYA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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