Allahabad High Court
SMT JYOTI YADAVversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The Court held that there is no legal impediment to the payment of the petitioner's salary arrears and directed the Director of Education to release the dues upon the petitioner's appearance.
Summary
The petitioner, Smt Jyoti Yadav, filed a writ petition seeking payment of salary arrears since her appointment on 19-05-2025, alleging that no salary had been paid to date. The petitioner was summoned to appear before the Director of Education (Secondary) on 16-02-2026 but did not attend, claiming she had already submitted a reply. The Court observed that the grievance could still be considered and ordered the petitioner to appear before the Director on 11-05-2026 at 10:30 a.m. The Court further directed that, in the absence of any legal impediment, the Director should take steps to release the pending salary. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed with the above directions.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to the arrears of salary from the date of appointment.
- Whether any legal impediment exists that prevents the release of the pending salary.
Subjects
- salary arrears
- writ petition
- public servant
- administrative law
- payment of dues
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 6614 of 2026
Smt Jyoti Yadav
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 4 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Kanjaanan Pyare Singh, Vijay Kumar
Ojha
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 32
HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.
1. Heard Sri V.K. Ojha, learned counsel for petitioner and Sri Santosh
Kumar, learned Standing Counsel for State-Respondents.
2. At this stage, the Court finds that grievance of petitioner for arrears of
salary can still be considered since she was called to appear before Director
of Education (Secondary) at Lucknow on 16.02.2026 and admittedly she
opted not to appear before said authority on ground that she has submitted a
reply.
3. In view of above, it would be appropriate that petitioner will appear on 11
th May, 2026 at 10.30 AM before Director of Education (Secondary) so that
her grievance with regard to payment of salary be settled on basis of
documents referred in this writ petition that now there is no legal
impediment for payment of salary and she is working since her date of
appointment, i.e., 19.05.2025 and till date not a single penny has been paid.
If petitioner appears on 11th May, 2026 at 10.30 AM, the Director of
Education (Secondary) shall take all necessary steps to release her salary, if
there is no other legal impediment.
4. With aforesaid observations/ directions, the writ petition is disposed of.
May 5, 2026
AK
(Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
AWADESH KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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