Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:2879 Court No. - 19 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 292 of 2025 Petitioner :- Prof. Syed Shafeeque Ahmad Ashrafi Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Higher Education And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rakesh Kumar Chaudhary,Ayush Chaudhary Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Shubham Tripathi Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J.

1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner, learned State Counsel for opposite party nos.1 to 3 and Mr. Shubham Tripathi, learned counsel for opposite party no.4.

2. Petition has been filed challenging Clause 4(1) of the Government Order dated 22.06.2018 as well as communication of rejection dated 02.12.2024. Further prayer for payment of gratuity to petitioner alongwith interest from the date of superannuation till the date of actual payment in terms of judgment and order passed by this Court dated 01.10.2024 in Writ-A No.5724 of 2024 and other connected matters as well as judgment and order dated 30.04.2024 rendered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in SLP (C) No.23788 of 2014 has been sought.

3. In terms of submissions advanced by learned counsel for parties and perusal of material on record, particularly judgment rendered in Writ