Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:4755 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 979 of 2025 Petitioner :- Gaurav Gautam Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Finance Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mohd. Mansoor,Mohammad Danish Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J. 1. Heard Sri Mohd. Mansoor, learned counsel for the petitioner and the Standing counsel for the respondents. 2.The grievance raised by the petitioner in the present writ petition is with regard to option to be invited by the respondents before effecting any transfer. It has been submitted that on previous occasion the respondents had invited options from the persons who were to be given fresh posting after their promotions. In this regard, the petitioner had already submitted representation on 30th July, 2024. 3. Learned Standing counsel, at the outset, submits that as per the written instructions received from opposite party No.3 i.e. Director, Internal Audit and Accounts, Lucknow, the representation of the petitioner already stands rejected on 23.1.2025. Copy of the said order has been provided to learned counsel for the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the representation was submitted by the petitioner some time in July, 2024 and as soon as the notice of the present writ petition has been received by the respondents, they have proceeded to reject the same. Learned counsel for the petitioner, however, at this stage, submits that he may be permitted to withdraw this petition with liberty to file fresh after assailing the order dated 23.1.2025. 5. Accordingly, as prayed, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file afresh. (Alok Mathur, J.) Order Date :- 24.1.2025 RKM. Digitally signed by :- RAKESH KUMAR MAURYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench