Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:3867 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 696 of 2025 Petitioner :- Roshan Lal Pno. 902633326 Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Home U.P. Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- M.P. Raju Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J. 1. Heard Sri M. P. Raju, learned counsel for the petitioner and the Standing counsel for the respondents. 2. It has been submitted that the petitioner is working on the post of Constable and is presently posted in Barabanki. The petitioner is fully eligible and entitled to be promoted to the next higher post of Head Constable. It has been submitted that his promotion has been withheld only on account of pendency of a criminal case against the petitioner in case crime No.255/2000 under Sections 223, 224, 225 A of IPC at Police Station Wazirganj, Lucknow. In the trial the petitioner has been acquitted in the said criminal case vide order dated 31.3.2021 passed by Special Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (Ayodhya Matter), Lucknow. He further submits that the appeal preferred against the order of acquittal has also been rejected on 30.1.2024. It is submitted that despite his acquittal in the said criminal case, he has not been considered for promotion. 3. After arguing the matter at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the grievances of the petitioner shall stand substantially redressed in case opposite party No.2 is directed to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner dated 3.1.2025, as contained in Annexure No.5 to the writ petition, expeditiously. 4. Learned State counsel does not object to the aforesaid prayer of the petitioner. 5. In view of the above, the petition is disposed of finally with a direction to respondent No. 2 i.e. Additional Director General of Police (Establishment), Police Headquarter, Lucknow to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner dated 3.1.2025, as contained in Annexure No.5 to the writ petition, expeditiously, say within a period of six weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is placed before him, by passing a reasoned and speaking order in accordance with law and communicate the decision to the petitioner. (Alok Mathur, J.) Order Date :- 21.1.2025 RKM. Digitally signed by :- RAKESH KUMAR MAURYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench