Court No. - 34

Case :- WRIT - A No. - 22240 of 2022

Petitioner :- Raj Singh And 49 Others

Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others

Counsel for Petitioner :- Akhilesh Chandra Shukla

Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.

Hon'ble Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.

Heard learned counsel for petitioners and learned Standing

Counsel.

Petitioners are claiming that they have worked under a scheme

known as Shakshar Bharat, but they were not paid Honorarium

for the period from July, 2015 to January, 2018.

Learned counsel for petitioners submitted that similarly situated

persons have approached this Court wherein State Government

has come up with the case that as soon as they receive funds

from Central Government as the scheme was sponsored by

Central Government, payment will be made and in some of the

cases, some amount has been paid.

Learned Standing Counsel submits stand of State in the present

case is similar.

Considering the above submissions, this writ petition is

disposed of with direction that as soon as State Government

receives funds from Union of India and the petitioners, if

legally entitled for any Honorarium, same may be paid

expeditiously.

The respondents State is under obligation to take all endeavour

to get the funds from Central Government for the payment of

Honorarium to petitioners.

Order Date :- 25.1.2023

SB

Digitally signed by :-

SANDEEP BHATTACHARYA

High Court of Judicature at Allahabad