# WRIT - A No. 227 of 2026 at Lucknow

Court: Allahabad High Court
Date: 2026-01-19
Citation: WRIT - A No. 227 of 2026 at Lucknow
Petitioner: WRIT - A No. 227 of 2026 at Lucknow
Respondent: Unknown

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 227 of 2026 Sohan Lal (Pno-852632015) .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home, (Police) Anubhag - 2, Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pankaj Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel for opposite parties. 2. Petition has been filed challenging order dated 29.09.2025 and 30.10.2025 whereby pay-fixation of petitioner has been redetermined with orders of recovery also being issued on allegation that benefit of first A.C.P. granted to petitioner on 28.06.2013 was incorrectly granted. 3. It has been submitted that impugned orders have been passed after superannuation of petitioner from service on 31.07.2025 and by means of impugned order, recovery has been effected without affording him any opportunity of hearing, for benefits which petitioner has been drawing for the past twelve years. It is submitted that impugned order does not indicate any complicity or misrepresentation on part of petitioner in the alleged excess payment of salary. He has relied upon judgmen

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