Allahabad High Court
KRISHNAKANT TRIPATHIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petition is disposed; a fresh representation must be filed within three weeks, after which the respondents must settle the GPF amount if no legal impediment exists.
Summary
The petitioner, Krishnakant Tripathi, filed a writ petition seeking payment of his Government Provident Fund (GPF) amount and interest thereon from the State of Uttar Pradesh and other respondents. The petitioners were represented by advocates Basu Dev and Shailesh Narayan Upadhyay, while the respondents were represented by C.S.C. and the standing counsel Saurabh. The High Court examined the petition and concluded that the claim for the GPF amount could be addressed if the petitioner filed a fresh representation within three weeks. The Court directed that, subject to the absence of any legal impediment, the respondents should settle the GPF amount within three weeks of receiving the fresh representation. Regarding the claim for interest, the Court left it to the respondents to consider and decide. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed with directions for a fresh representation and subsequent payment of the GPF amount.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to payment of the Government Provident Fund amount claimed in the writ petition
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to interest on the claimed GPF amount
Subjects
- Government Provident Fund
- GPF
- payment of dues
- interest claim
- writ petition
- High Court of Allahabad
- procedural direction
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 6406 of 2026
Krishnakant Tripathi
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Basu Dev, Shailesh Narayan Upadhyay
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 32
HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.
1. Heard Ms. Swati Mishra, Advocate holding brief of Sri Basudev, learned
counsel for petitioner and Sri Saurabh, learned Standing Counsel for State-
Respondents.
2. The Court finds that this writ petition can be disposed of on basis of
averments made in it so far as prayer of payment of GPF amount is concerned.
3. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of that if a fresh representation is
filed by petitioner within a period of three weeks from today, the same will be
considered by concerned respondent in accordance with law and if there is no
legal impediment claim of petitioner so far payment of GPF amount is
concerned, be settled within three weeks thereafter. So far as other prayer, i.e.,
interest is concerned, it is upto the respondents to consider it.
(Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.)
May 7, 2026
AK
Digitally signed by :-
AWADESH KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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