WRIT - A No. 14882 of 2025 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 14882 of 2025 Mr. Rajesh Kumar Pandey .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Kamal Yash Sahwal Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Court No. - 33 HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J. 1. Heard Sri Kamal Yash Sahwal, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Gaurav Singh, learned Standing Counsel, who appears for State-respondents. 2. Counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondents sworn by Deputy Superintendent of Police (Crime), District Gorakhpur dated 16.12.2025 which is available on record. Learned counsel for the writ petitioner submits that he does not propose to file any further affidavit and the petition be decided on the basis of the documents available on record, thus with the consent of the parties, writ petition is being decided at the fresh stage. 3. The case of the writ petitioner is that he was appointed on the post of Constable (M) on the consolidated salary on 29.04.1997 under Dying-in- Harness Rules, 1974. However, according to the respondents, the writ petitioner was not entitled to the benefits from the date of the appointment in terms of the Gover