Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:26899 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 1892 of 2017 Petitioner :- Vikas Kumar Srivastava Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru Secy.Of Basic Edu. Civil Sectt.Lko. Andors. Counsel for Petitioner :- Siddhartha Srivastava,Mukesh Dhar Dwivedi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Vindhyawashni Kumar Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J. 1. Heard Sri Mukesh Dhar Dwivedi, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Nitin Mathur, learned Addl. C.S.C. for the opposite parties no. 1, 2 and 3, Sri Ran Vijay Singh, learned counsel for the opposite party no. 4 and Sri Suneel Kumar holding brief of Dr. Uday Veer Singh, learned counsel for the opposite party no. 5. 2. By means of this petition the petitioner has prayed following relief : "I. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of Mandamus, commanding the opposite party no. 4 to decide the departmental appeal of the petitioner which is pending since 2012, in the interest of justice." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has stated that the appeal of the petitioner is still pending consideration before the opposite party no. 4, therefore, direction may be issued to decide the appeal with expedition. 4. Considering the innocuous request of the petitioner, without entering into the merits of the issue, I dispose of this writ petition directing the opposite party no. 4 to to consider and dispose of the pending appeal of the petitioner strictly in accordance with law by a speaking and reasoned order with expedition preferably within a period of one month from the date of production of certified copy of the order of this Court and decision thereof shall be intimated to the petitioner. 5. If in any case the appeal has already been decided, the decision may be intimated to the petitioner. . [Rajesh Singh Chauhan, J.] Order Date :- 8.5.2025/Om Digitally signed by :- OM PRAKASH MISHRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench