Court No. - 18 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 4363 of 2025 Petitioner :- Indra Deo Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Social Welfare Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- I.M. Pandey Ist,Dev Prakash Tyagi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Karunesh Singh Pawar,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing counsel for the respondents. The petition has been filed with the following prayers:- (i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite parties to finalize the petitioner's pay fixation on the post of Assistant Teacher L.T. Grade w. e. f. 01.01.1996 giving the benefits of the selection grade and promotional Pay scale in the revised Pay Scale taking into consideration the Directorate Letter no. 746/J.Ja.Vi./2024-25 dated 03.10.2024 alongwith the letter of opposite party no. 4 bearing no. C-812/S.K./Ra.Aa.P./Stha./2024-25 dated 24.12.2024 as contained in Annexure no. 1 and 2 respectively to this writ petition, within a short reasonable period to be prescribed by this Hon'ble court in the interest of justice. (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite parties to release the arrears of salary and revised pensionary dues arising out of the petitioner's pay fixation on the post of Assistant Teacher L.T. Grade w. e. f. 01.01.1996 giving the benefits of the selection grade and promotional Pay scale in the revised Pay Scale, alongwith interest to be compounded periodically from due date till the date of actual payment in the interest of justice. Learned Standing Counsel, on the basis of written instructions, submits that the matter relating to the petitioner's pay fixation, including selection grade, promotional pay scale, and other promotional benefits, is under active consideration, and a period of three weeks is required to finalize the same. In view of the aforesaid submission, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to opposite party no. 2 to take a final decision on prayer no. 1 made in the petition. So far as arrears of salary and revised pensionary benefits is concerned, it is needless to mention that the same shall be paid as a consequence of the proposed order, if the decision is rendered in favour of the petitioner. The petitioner shall serve the certified copy of the order to opposite party no. 2 within a period of one week from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order and respondent no. 2 shall take decision as proposed herein above within a further period of three weeks. Order Date :- 30.4.2025/R.C. Digitally signed by :- RAM CHANDER YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench