WRIT - A No. 2608 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 2608 of 2026 Rajeev Khare .....Petitioner(s) Versus State of U.P. and Another .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Siddharth Khare, Sr. Advocate Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Court No. - 33 HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J. 1. Heard Shri Ashok Khare, learned Senior Counsel, assisted by Shri Himanshu Singh, (AoR No. A/H 0277/2019) holding brief of Sri Siddharth Khare, learned Counsel for the petitioner, and Sri Gaurav Singh, learned Standing Counsel. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that he is presently posted as Technical Officer (Law), however, he has been accorded a grade pay of ₹4600 instead of ₹5400. He further submits that even persons junior to the petitioner are enjoying a higher grade pay than the writ petitioner. Reference has been made towards page 67 of the paper book, which happens to be a communication of the Commissioner Gram Vikas Uttar Pradesh addressed to the Principal Secretary, Gram Vikas dated 24.03.2025, and page 75, being an office order dated 19.09.2025 of the Assistant Commissioner, Gram Vikas Uttar Pradesh addressed to the Principal Secretary, Gram Vikas. 3. The prayer in the present petition