Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:16168 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 3068 of 2025 Petitioner :- Praveen Kumar Vidyarthi Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. / Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Technical Education And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Shrawan Kumar Verma Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J. 1.Heard Sri Shrawan Kumar Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner and Dr. Uday Veer Singh, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the respondent Nos.1, 2 & 4. Dr. Uday Veer Singh has stated that he has received instructions in the matter. 2. In view of the proposed order, the notices to respondent Nos. 3 & 5 are hereby dispensed with. 3. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the instant writ petition is being finally decided. 4. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner is working as Lecturer in the aided Polytechnic College. He seeks benefit of the Government order dated 21.02.2004, a copy of which is annexure 5 to the writ petition, whereby the age of retirement of such staff have been enhanced from 60 years to 62 years. 5. Contention is that the petitioner would retire on attaining the age of superannuation at 60 years on 31.05.2025 and no decision has been taken by the respondents for extending his age of retirement till the age of 62 years although the aforesaid Government order provides for the same. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing at some length 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.1 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 the respondents no. 1, 2 and 4 has no objection. 7. 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.1, then the respondent No.1 shall endevour to decide the same by means of a reasoned and speaking order within a further period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order along with representation. 8. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is disposed of. 9. It is made clear that this Court has not gone into the merits of the case. . [Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.] Order Date :- 20.3.2025 Suresh/ Digitally signed by :- SURESH CHANDRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench