Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:9170 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 1740 of 2025 Petitioner :- Arti Devi And 2 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Child Development And Nutrition Deptt. U.P. Lko. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Santosh Kumar Gupta Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J. 1. Heard Sri Santosh Kumar Gupta, learned counsel for petitioners as well as Ms. Deepshikha learned Chief Standing Counsel for the State. 2. It has been submitted by learned counsel for petitioners that petitioners were appointed on the post of Anganwari Helper and have completed more than 20 years of service and further claimed promotion to the post of Anganbari Worker /Karyakarti. 3. It is stated that respondents are proceeding to make appointment through direct recruitment without considering the case of the petitioners for promotion. 4. Learned Standing Counsel on the basis of instructions have submitted that case of the petitioners have already been considered for promotion and they were not found qualified / eligible and it is only after the said exercise that the advertisement has been issued for direct recruitment. 5. Learned counsel for petitioner at this stage submits that no order for rejection of their promotion has been granted. 6. After arguing the matter at some length, learned counsel for petitioner submits that grievance of the petitioner shall be substantially redressed in case respondent No. 5 is directed to consider and decide the representation of the petitioners dated 17.01.2025 (Annexure No. 1) in a time bound manner. 7. Learned Standing Counsel does not object if a direction is issued to respondent for expeditious disposal of the representation preferred by the petitioner. 8. Accordingly, without entering into the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No. 3 to decide / pass order on the the representation of the petitioners dated 17.01.2025 (Annexure No. 1) expeditiously, say, within a period of three weeks from the date a copy of this order is produced before him by speaking and reasoned order in accordance with law and communicate the decision to the petitioners. (Alok Mathur, J.) Order Date :- 12.2.2025 Ravi/ Digitally signed by :- RAVI SHANKAR SRIVASTAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench