HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 14814 of 2025 Court No. - 32 HON'BLE CHANDRA DHARI SINGH, J. 1. The instant writ petition has been filed seeking for the following relief:- " 1.Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the Respondent No. 1, i.e., the Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary, Higher Education, U.P. at Lucknow, to enquire into the irregularities done by the Respondent No. 4 during his working period as the Professor in the aforesaid institution. ii. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the Respondent No. 1, i.e., the Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary, Higher Education, U.P. at Lucknow, to decide the representations given by the Petitioner dated 01.07.2025 (Annexure No. 3 to writ petition), expeditiously within a stipulated period as may be fixed by this Hon'ble Court." 2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner without entering into the merits of the case made innocuous prayer that he may be permitted to file fresh representation before respondent no.1 and a direction may be issued to him to decide the same in time bound manner. 3. Sri D. K. Verma, learned standing counsel appearing on behalf of State-respondents vehemently opposed the petition on merit, but has not opposed the prayer as made by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner. 4. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Sri D. K. Verma, learned Standing Counsel and perused the contents made in the writ petition. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Sunil Kumar Singh, Vikalp Kumar Rai Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Narayani Prasad Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) 5. Without entering into merits of the case, I am inclined to allow the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner as no objection made by learned standing counsel. Petitioner is directed to file a fresh representation along with the present writ petition and certified copy of this order before respondent no.1 Principal Secretary, Higher Education, U.P. at Lucknow within 10 days. After receiving the said representation, the respondent no.1 is directed to decide the said representation in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of the said representation. 6. With the aforesaid directions/observations, the present writ petition is disposed of. September 26, 2025 AKT WRIA No. 14814 of 2025 2 (Chandra Dhari Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad