Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:20850 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 3974 of 2025 Petitioner :- Smt. Shrimati Devi Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Basic Edu. U.P. Lko. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Diwakar Singh Kaushik Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Prashant Kumar Singh Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J. 1. Heard Sri Diwakar Singh Kaushik, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri R. K. Mishra, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents and Sri Prashant Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the opposite party No.4. 2. In view of the proposed order, the notice to opposite party No.5 is hereby dispensed with. 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 commanding and directing the opposite parties, particularly, the opposite party No.3 i.e. Assistant Director of Education (Basic), Ayodhya Mandal, Ayodhya to consider and decide the case of the petitioner for payment of salary to the post of Headmistress in Ram Adhar Piyari Devi Girls College, Bhikharipur, Kaseruwa, District-Ambedkar Nagar. (ii) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the opposite parties, particularly the opposite party No.3 i.e. Assistant Director of Education (Basic), Ayodhya Mandal, Ayodhya to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner dated 16.08.2024 (contained Annexure No.11 to the writ petition) pending before him well within stipulated time as prescribed by this Hon'ble Court." 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that for redressal of heer grievance, the petitioner has preferred representation dated 16.08.2024 to the authority concerned, but no decision has been taken on the same till date. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that the petitioner is ready to prefer a fresh representation to the Competent Authority, therefore, she may be permitted to prefer a fresh representation to the Competent Authority and direction may be issued him/ her to consider and decide the said representation within a stipulated time. 6. 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. 7. 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 the opposite party No.3 i.e. the Assistant Director of Education (Basic), Ayodhya Mandal, Ayodhya taking all pleas and grounds which are available with her annexing therewith copy of her earlier representation, if any, and the relevant documents in support of her claim within a period of fifteen days 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 ten 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. 8. In view of the aforesaid terms, the instant writ petition is disposed of finally. . [Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.] Order Date :- 11.4.2025 Suresh/ Digitally signed by :- SURESH CHANDRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench