Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:2813 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 451 of 2025 Petitioner :- Arjun Prasad Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Finance Lko And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Utkarsh Misra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State and perused the material available on record. 2. By means of the present writ petition the petitioner has sought a direction to the opposite parties to award the increment in the pension of the petitioner from Rs.4,200/- pay grade to Rs.4,600/- pay grade scale, in the interest of justice. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that for redressal of his grievance, the petitioner has preferred representation dated 23.11.2024, which is contained as Annexure No.1 to the writ petition, to the District Magistrate, Lucknow, but till date, no appropriate decision has been taken on the same. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing the matter at some length has prayed that ends of justice would suffice if necessary direction is issued to the authority concerned for disposal of the aforesaid representation of the petitioner with expedition. 5. Learned counsel for the opposite parties has no objection if direction for disposal of the said representation is issued. 6. In view of the above, without entering into merits of the issue, the instant writ petition is disposed of finally at the admission stage directing the opposite party No.2 i.e. the District Magistrate Lucknow to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner dated 23.11.2024, which is contained as Annexure No.1 to the writ petition, strictly in accordance with law by passing a speaking and reasoned order, with expedition, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order before him and the decision thereof be intimated to the petitioner forthwith. 7. In view of the aforesaid terms, the writ petition is disposed of finally. .(Alok Mathur, J.) Order Date :- 16.1.2025 Virendra Digitally signed by :- VIRENDRA KUMAR GUPTA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench