WRIT - A No. 19674 of 2025 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 19674 of 2025 Aanand Gopal Gautam .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Krishna Kumar, Soumyesh Dutt Tripathi Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Udit Chandra Court No. - 33 HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J. 1. Heard Sri Soumyesh Dutt Tripathi, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri R.K. Srivastava, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State and Sri Udit Chandra, learned counsel for respondent Nos.3 to 5. 2. The petitioner claims to be a retiree on the post of Senior Clerk 31.12.2017. He seeks sanction and disbursement of leave encashment for a period of 300 days. 3. Learned Standing Counsel and learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos.3 to 5 submits that the claim is barred by delay and latches. 4. Considering the submissions of the rival parties as well as stand taken by them, the writ petition is being disposed of granting liberty to the writ petitioner to prefer a comprehensive representation along with the self- attested copy of the writ petition before the respondent No.4- District Basic Education Officer, Mathura, who shall on the receipt of the same,