Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:5020 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 859 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ram Prasad Respondent :- Union Of India Thru. Secy. Ministry Of Finance New Delhi And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ajeet Kumar Rai,Jay Prakash Singh Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Anurag Srivastava,Arvind Kumar Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Anurag Srivastava, learned counsel for appearing for respondent No.2 to 4. Notice on behalf of respondent No.1 is accepted by learned counsel appearing for Union of India. With the consent of learned counsel appearing for the contesting parties, the writ petition is finally being disposed of. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that despite the petitioner having voluntarily vacated the service on 16.10.2015 yet his retiral dues have not been paid. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that with regard to the relief sought in the writ petition, the petitioner may be permitted to submit a representation before the competent authority which may be directed to be decided within a fixed time frame to which learned Standing Counsel has no objection. In view of the above, it is provided that in case the petitioner submits a representation within two weeks from today before the competent authority then the competent authority shall endevour to decide the same by means of a reasoned and speaking order within a further period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order along with representation. With the aforesaid direction, writ petition is disposed of. It is made clear that this Court has not gone into the merits of the claim set forth by the petitioner. Order Date :- 27.1.2025 prateek Digitally signed by :- PRATEEK ARORA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench