Allahabad High Court
RAM DEV MATHURversusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND 4 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The High Court held that writ jurisdiction cannot ordinarily be exercised against a private company, and therefore disposed of the petition with a direction that any claim for unpaid salary be pursued before the insurance company.
Summary
The petitioner, Ram Dev Mathur, filed a writ petition in the Allahabad High Court seeking relief against the State of Uttar Pradesh and others, alleging unpaid salary from a private insurer, PNB Metlife India Insurance Company. No counsel appeared for the petitioner, and the standing counsel for the respondents argued that the writ petition was directed against a private company, which ordinarily falls outside the court's writ jurisdiction. The court noted that while writ jurisdiction is generally unavailable in such cases, it disposed of the petition in the interest of justice, directing that any application to the insurance company regarding unpaid salary be considered by the company in accordance with law, absent any legal impediment. Consequently, the petition was dismissed without further orders. The order was signed by Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery on September 18, 2026.
Issues considered
- Whether a writ petition can be entertained against a private company for claims of unpaid salary
- Whether the High Court has jurisdiction to entertain the petition in the present circumstances
Subjects
- writ jurisdiction
- private company
- unpaid salary
- High Court of Allahabad
- PNB Metlife India Insurance
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 37587 of 2026
Ram Dev Mathur
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of Uttar Pradesh And 4 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Laxmi Kant Shukla
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 36
HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.
1. None present on behalf of petitioner.
2. Sri P. Tripathi, learned Standing Counsel submitted that prayers made in
this writ petition are against a private company namely; PNB Metlife India
Insurance Company, therefore Court finds that in normal circumstances, writ
jurisdiction cannot be entertained, still in the interest of justice, this writ
petition is disposed of with an observation that in case any application is
filed by the petitioner before the aforesaid Insurance Company, about
payment of unpaid salary, same will be considered by the said Insurance
Company in accordance with law, if there is no other legal impediment.
3. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of.
4. Copy of this order be sent to the petitioner at his given address.
(Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.)
September 18, 2026
SB
Digitally signed by :-
SANDEEP BHATTACHARYA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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