Allahabad High Court
SMT. RANI KUMARIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 5 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The Court held that no relief could be granted as the factual disputes required resolution by the appropriate authority, and the petitioner should file a representation for consideration.
Summary
The petitioner, Smt. Rani Kumari, a Silai Teacher, filed a writ petition alleging that she was being paid the salary of a Class‑IV post, which she claimed was improper. The respondents, the State of Uttar Pradesh and others, contested the claim. The Court observed that there were several disputed questions of fact regarding the petitioner’s salary and service conditions. Consequently, the Court found that it could not grant any relief at this stage and directed the petitioner to make a representation to the concerned authority for a first‑instance consideration. The writ petition was therefore disposed of without any order on the merits.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to the salary of a Class‑IV post while serving as a Silai Teacher.
- Whether the Court can grant relief in a writ petition when there are material factual disputes.
Subjects
- service law
- salary dispute
- writ petition
- administrative law
- facts in dispute
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 7331 of 2021
Smt. Rani Kumari
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 5 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Aishwarya Kumar Singh, Jitendra Pal
Singh, Punit Khare, Rajesh Kumar
Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Ram Prasad Dubey
Court No. - 32
HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.
1. Heard Sri Rajesh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for petitioner and Sri
Dinesh Kumar Singh, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for
State-Respondents.
2. At this stage, the Court does not find that any relief can be granted to
petitioner since there are various disputed questions of fact. Therefore, it
would be better that a representation be filed by petitioner to raise her
grievance so that it may be considered at first instance by concerned
respondent, expeditiously, since on face of it the Court is not convinced
that petitioner while working on the post of Silai Teacher is getting salary
of a Class-IV post.
3. With aforesaid observations, the writ petition is disposed of.
(Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.)
March 18, 2026
AK
Digitally signed by :-
AWADESH KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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