HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 15065 of 2025 Court No. - 34 HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J. Heard Sri Jitendra Kumar Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Himkanya Srivastava, learned Standing Counsel, who appears for State- respondents. The case of the writ petitioner is that the writ petitioner was initially appointed as clerk in the excise department and w.e.f. 31.07.1992, he was accorded notional promotion as excise inspector and post completion of the services, eight years and 14 years, the writ petitioner was entitled in pay- scale as per the said conditions and an order came to be issued on 24.12.2014 granting engagement of one additional pay to the writ petitioner from 31.07.2004 and not 31.07.2000 and further the writ petitioner has also not been granted other promotional benefits post completion of 14 years. Prayer in the present writ petition is for a direction to the respondent nos. 2 and 3 to decide the representation dated 09.09.2024 for according benefits in the year 2000 and 2014 also. Learned Standing Counsel on the other hand submits that it is for the writ petitioner to approach the competent authority being the Excise Commissioner, Prayagraj while filing representation who was take appropriate decision in that regard. Considering the submissions of the rival parties as well as stand taken by them, the writ petition is being disposed off granting liberty to the writ petitioner to prefer a comprehensive representation along with the self- attested copy of the writ petition before the second respondent, Excise Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Counsel for Respondent(s) : Sumer Pati Ahirwar .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Commissioner, Prayagraj who shall on the receipt of the same by 17.10.2025, proceed to decide the claim of the petitioner strictly in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of presentation of the certified copy of the order. Needless to point out that the writ petition has been decided without seeking any response from the respondents. Thus, passing of this order may not be construed to an expression that this Court has gone into the merits of the case. With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition is disposed off. October 7, 2025 A. Prajapati WRIA No. 15065 of 2025 2 (Vikas Budhwar,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHUTOSH KUMAR PRAJAPATI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad