Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:18916 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 3483 of 2025 Petitioner :- Uma Prasad Shukla Respondent :- U.P. Forest Corporation Thru. Its Managing Director, Aranya Vikas Bhawan Lko. And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Shrawan Kumar Verma Counsel for Respondent :- Rishabh Tripathi Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J. 1. Heard Shri Shrawan Kumar Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Rishabh Tripathi, learned counsel for the opposite parties. 2. By means of this petition the petitioner has prayed following relief : "i. issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding/ directing the opposite party No. 1 to make payment of Gratuity amount of Rs. 2,50,231.15 alongwith 12% interest calculating the services of the petitioner as daily wagers rendered by him from Oct 1982 upto 07.01.1990 from due date till actual payment made to the petitioner according to the payment of Gratuity Act 1972. ii. issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding/ directing the opposite party No. 1 to pay the 12% interest for delayed payment against payment of Leave Encashment w.e.f. 01.11.2023 to 18.03.2024." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that ends of justice would suffice if he is allowed to move a fresh representation before the opposite party no.1 and the same may be directed to dispose it of with speaking and reasoned order within stipulated time. 4. With the consent of parties the writ petition is disposed of finally at the admission stage. 5. Without entering into the merits of the issue, the petitioner is permitted to move a fresh representation within 15 days before the opposite party no. 1 i.e. the Managing Director, Aranya Vikas Bhawan, Indira Nagar, Lucknow taking all his pleas and grounds and enclosing his earlier representations along with all relevant documents. If such a representation is moved the opposite party concerned is directed to dispose of the representation of the petitioner with speaking and reasoned order after affording an opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, strictly in accordance with law expeditiously, say within a period of one month from the date of production of the certified copy of this order. 6. The decision on the representation shall be communicated to the petitioner forthwith. Order Date :- 4.4.2025 Anupam S/- Digitally signed by :- ANUPAM SINGH PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench