JUDGMENT :

Manish Kumar, J.

1. Heard.

2. With the consent of the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel representing the respondent nos. 1 and 3 as well as Shri Abhinav Trivedi, learned counsel for the respondent no. 2, the present writ petition is finally adjudicated at the admission stage itself.

3. Present writ petition has been preferred for issuing a direction to the respondents to release the post retiral benefits of the petitioner i.e. an amount of Rs. 20 lacs towards Grautity, Rs. 33 lacs approximately towards commutation of Pension and further pay regular pension to the petitioner with interest in view of paragraphs nos. 49, 50 and 51 of the writ petition as no order has been passed either by the Governor or the State Government.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner after attaining the age of superannuation had retired from the post of Director (Agriculture) on 31.10.2019 but in place of making payment of post retiral dues to the petitioner, the petitioner was served with a show-cause notice dated 04.09.2021 under Rule 10 (2) of the Uttar Pradesh Government Servant (Discipline and Appeal) Rules,1999 (hereinafter referred