Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:6916 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 1349 of 2025 Petitioner :- Awanish Kumar Gupta Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. Food And Civil Supplies Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rakesh Chandra Tewari,Dinesh Kumar Upadhyay,Rajesh Kumar Dubey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J. 1. Heard Sri Rakesh Chandra Tewari, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. Deepshikha, learned Chief Sanding counsel for the respondents. 2. The prayer made in the present writ petition is for a direction to respondent No.1, before whom the petitioner has filed an appeal against order dated 5.9.2024, which was inflicted upon the petitioner on conclusion of departmental proceedings saddling him with recovery of 50 percent of an amount of Rs.1,06,33, 487.83 from the salary of the petitioner. It has been submitted that the petitioner has filed appeal on 3.12.2024 along with an application for interim relief, which has not been considered till date, due to which recovery is being made each month from the salary of the petitioner. Accordingly, it has been prayed that a direction be issued to respondent No.1 to consider and decide the application of the petitioner for interim relief, expeditiously. 3. Learned Chief Standing counsel does not oppose the prayer made by the petitioner. 4. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.1 to consider and decide the application for interim relief of the petitioner within a period of three 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. 5. The petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the said proceedings. (Alok Mathur, J.) Order Date :- 31.1.2025 RKM. Digitally signed by :- RAKESH KUMAR MAURYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench