Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:21353 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 3840 of 2025 Petitioner :- Awadhesh Kumar Srivastava Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Rural Development Lko. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Hari Om Pandey,Hemant Tripathi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Ram Kumar Singh Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J. 1.Heard Shri Hari Om Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Sanjiv Singh, learned Standing Counsel for the opposite party Nos.1, 3, 4, 5, & 6. However, notice on behalf of opposite party No.2 has been accepted by Shri Ram Kumar Singh, learned counsel. 2. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:- "(i) to issue a writ, order or direction, in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite parties to allow the petitioner to work as the petitioner is working in the Department as Additional Program Officer (MGNREGA), Block-Shridattaganj, District-Balrampur. (ii) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite party No.4 to take the decision on the representation of the petitioner, contained as Annexure No.9 to the writ petition." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that for redressal of his grievance, the petitioner has preferred a representation to the authority concerned, but no decision has been taken on the same till date. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that the petitioner is ready to prefer a fresh representation to the Competent Authority, therefore, he may be permitted to prefer a fresh representation to the Competent Authority and direction may be issued him to consider and decide the said representation within a stipulated time. 5. Learned Standing Counsel has stated that he has no objection if direction is issued to the Competent Authority to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner within a stipulated time. 6. In view of the above, without entering into merits of the issue, the instant writ petition is being disposed of finally at the admission stage permitting the petitioner to prefer a fresh representation to opposite party No.3 i.e. the Chief Development Officer, District-Balrampur taking all pleas and grounds which are available with him annexing therewith copy of his earlier representation, if any, and the relevant documents in support of his claim within a period of one week from today, and if any such representation is preferred by the petitioner within the aforesaid stipulated time, the authority concerned shall consider and decide the representation of the petitioner, strictly in accordance with law by passing a speaking and reasoned order, with expedition say within a period of three weeks from the date of presentation of a certified copy of this order along with representation and the decision thereof be intimated to the petitioner forthwith. 7. In view of the aforesaid terms, the instant writ petition is disposed of finally. [Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.] Order Date :- 16.4.2025 Suresh/ Digitally signed by :- RAJESH SINGH CHAUHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- SURESH CHANDRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench