Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:10962 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 2123 of 2025 Petitioner :- Dr. Durga Mishra Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Secondary Education Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Vijay Kumar Srivastava,Gyanendra Nath Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Dr. Uday Veer Singh, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing for all the respondents. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the instant writ petition is being finally decided. Instant writ petition has been filed praying for a mandamus commanding the respondents to make payment of gratuity to the petitioner on the basis of service rendered by him for 37 years. Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing submits that with regard to the relief sought in the writ petition, the petitioner may be permitted to submit a representation before the respondent No.3 which may be directed to be decided within a fixed time frame to which Dr. Uday Veer Singh, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing for all the respondents has no objection. In view of the above, it is provided that in case the petitioner submits a representation within ten days from today before the respondent No.3 then the respondent No.3 shall endevour to decide the same by means of a reasoned and speaking order within a further period of six 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 case. Order Date :- 20.2.2025 Pachhere/- Digitally signed by :- SATYENDRA SINGH PACHHERE High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench