SPECIAL APPEAL No. 176 of 2024 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW SPECIAL APPEAL No. - 176 of 2024 Pradeshik Co-Operative Dairy Federation Limited Thru. Managing Director .....Appellant(s) Versus Virendra Kumar and 33 others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Lalit Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : Pradeep Kumar Tripathi Chief Justice's Court HON'BLE ARUN BHANSALI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE JASPREET SINGH, J. 1. The instant Special Appeal preferred under Chapter VIII Rule 5 of the Allahabad High Court Rules, 1952 assails the judgment and order dated 07.07.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge in Writ-A No. 2113 of 2024 (Virendra Kumar and Others vs. State of U.P. and others) whereby the writ petition of the private respondents was allowed after quashing the order dated 05.02.2024 by which the appellant rejected the representation of the private respondents seeking the difference of enhanced ex-gratia. 2. Sri Lalit Shukla, learned counsel for the appellants urged that the private respondents had opted for voluntary retirement and as per the scheme of voluntary retirement, after the amount which was to be paid to them at the relevant time, it precluded the private respondents from making any o