ANAND PRATAP SINGH AND 36 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY. BASIC DEPTT. LKO AND 4 OTHERS
WRIA/3295/2025 · 2025-03-26
Rajesh Singh Chauhan
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:17417 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 3295 of 2025 Petitioner :- Anand Pratap Singh And 36 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Basic Deptt. Lko And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rajneesh Tiwari,Ritesh Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Kumar Ayush Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Standing Counsel for the State-opposite parties no.1 & 2, Sri Ran Vijay Singh, learned counsel for opposite party no.3 and Sri Kumar Ayush, learned counsel for opposite parties no.4 & 5. 2. By means of this petition, the petitioners have prayed following main reliefs:-
"i. Issue, a writ order or direction in the nature of Mandamus Commanding and directing the respondent authorities to pay the salary to the petitioners for the post of Headmaster and to pay arrears since they are working as In-charge Headmaster within' stipulated period so fixed by this Hon'ble Court. ii. Issue, a writ order or direction in the nature of Mandamus Commanding and directing the respondent authorities to take decision on the representation of petitioner which is with regard to payment of salary for the post of Headmaster, in light of judgment and order dated 15.5.2024 passed by this Hon'ble Court in Writ-A No. 18228 of 2022, Tripurari Dubey and another vs. State of U.P. and 4 others and judgment and order passed in Smt. Raj Kishori Kushwaha vs. State of U.P. and 5 others."
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that for redressal of the aforesaid grievance, the petitioners have preferred representation to the competent authority, but to no avail. Learned counsel for the petitioners has also submitted that the petitioners may be permitted to prefer fresh separate representations before opposite party no.4 and this Court may direct opposite party no.4 to pass appropriate order strictly in accordance with law. 4. Learned counsels for the opposite parties have no objection if direction for disposal of the representation is issued. 5. Therefore, without entering into merits of the issue, the petitioners are permitted to prefer fresh separate representations to opposite party no.4 i.e. District Basic Education Officer,
Shrawasti taking all pleas and grounds, which are necessary for disposal of the representation and also enclosing the earlier representation, if any, alongwith certified copy of this order within a period of fifteen days from today.
If such representations are preferred by the petitioners within the aforesaid stipulated time, the authority concerned shall consider and dispose of the aforesaid representations of the petitioners by speaking and reasoned order, strictly in accordance with law, with expedition, say within a period of ten weeks from the date of receipt of the representation and thereafter communicate the decision thereof to the petitioners forthwith. 6. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. [Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.] Order Date :- 26.3.2025 RBS/- Digitally signed by :- RAM BIR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench