Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:21354 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 3860 of 2025 Petitioner :- Aleem Khan Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. Transport Deptt. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Shyam Narayan Shukla,Diwakar Pratap Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Ratnesh Chandra Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J. 1. Heard Sri Diwakar Pratap Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri G.K. Singh, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondent. 2. However, Shri Ratnesh Chandra, learned counsel has accepted notices on behalf of the opposite party Nos.2 to 5. 3. 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 directing the opposite party No.3 i.e. the General Manager (Personnel), U.P.S.R.T.C. to decide the petitioner's appeal dated 26.06.2006 filed against the order dated 31.03.2006 bearing No.1737/ Allahabad Kshetra Pra./Disp/2005 within stipulated period in the interest of justice, contained as Annexure No.1 to the writ petition." 4. Learned counsel for the respondents-department has stated that the appeal in question is not traceable in the department though the same has been preferred through registered post as has been shown in the writ petition. 5. Learned counsel for the respondents-department has submitted that the aforesaid appeal of the petitioner is being traced out. 6. Be that as it may, since the petitioner has preferred an appeal through registered post, as postal receipt dated 26.06.2006 has been affixed with the appeal (Annexure No.1), therefore, the aforesaid appeal of the petitioner should be decided with expedition. 7. Therefore, without entering into merits of the issue, the instant writ petition is being disposed of finally at the admission stage with the liberty that the petitioner may prefer a fresh representation annexing therewith the true copy of the appeal along with postal receipt within a period of seven days from today and the appeal of the petitioner may be decided with expedition, strictly in accordance with law, by affording an opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, preferably within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order along with representation and the decision thereof be intimated to the petitioner forthwith. 8. 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