Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:20827 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 3997 of 2025 Petitioner :- Abdul Mabood Rizvi Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Basic Edu. Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mohd.Saulat Wasim,Mohd. Shameem Khan,Saleem Ahmad Khan Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Pradeep Tiwari Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J. 1. Heard Mr. Mohd. Saulat Wasim, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. 2. However, notices on behalf of opposite party Nos.2 & 3 have been accepted by Sri Pradeep Tiwari, learned counsel. 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 opposite party Nos.2 & 3 to pay 12% interest upon the delayed payment of gratuity amount of Rs.4,32,432/- from the date of entitlement till the date of actual payment dated 07.12.2024." 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that for redressal of his grievance, the petitioner has preferred representation dated 01.01.2025 and reminder dated 21.02.2025 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, he may be permitted to prefer a fresh representations 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.2 i.e. the District Basic Education Officer, Lucknow 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 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 eight 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