PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 8 -- While disposing of a petition of 10 Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) employees who could not mark biometric attendance in June this year through Urja Janshakti application allegedly due to internet issues, the Allahabad high court has directed if the petitioners are able to show to the officers concerned that they have worked during the said month, their salary, if stopped, shall be released.

Justice SS Shamshery passed the order while disposing of a petition filed by Satyanarayan Upadhyay and 9 others. According to the petitioners, they had discharged their duty in June but they were usually on field duty and due to network issues were not able to mark biometric attendance.

The counsel for UPPCL said the...