Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:12271 Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 2402 of 2025 Petitioner :- Vijay Kumar Bhartiya Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Revenue Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Dilip Kumar Gautam,Harkhoo Ram Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J. 1. Heard Shri Dilip Kumar Gautam, learned counsel for petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State and perused the material available on record. 2. It has been submitted by learned counsel for petitioner that the petitioner is working on the post of Collection Amin and an FIR was lodged against the petitioner vide Case Crime No. 482 of 2016, under Sections 420, 467 and 471 IPC, Police Station Kotwali Banna Devi District Aligarh and due to the pendency of the criminal case pending against the petitioner, the matter pertaining to promotion of the petitioner to the post of Revenue Inspector though has been considered by the Departmental Promotion Committee but has been kept in a sealed cover on 04.05.2024. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that in case criminal proceedings takes a long time to conclude then as per Government Order dated 28.05.1997, the case of the petitioner can be considered for ad-hoc promotion. 4. After arguing the matter at some length, learned counsel for petitioner submits that the grievance of the petitioner shall be substantially redressed in case respondent no. 2 Commissioner/Secretary Board of Revenue, Anubhag-4, U.P. Firozabad is directed to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner dated 22.07.2024 for ad-hoc promotion as contained in Annexure No. 8 to the writ petition within a stipulated period of time. 5. Learned Standing Counsel does not oppose the prayer made by the petitioner. 6. In light of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent no. 2 - Commissioner/Secretary Board of Revenue, Anubhag-4, U.P. Firozabad to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner dated 22.07.2024 for ad-hoc promotion by a speaking and reasoned order in accordance with law expeditiously say within a period of six weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before him and communicate the decision to the petitioner. . (Alok Mathur, J.) Order Date :- 28.2.2025 Virendra Digitally signed by :- VIRENDRA KUMAR GUPTA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench