Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:24659 Court No. - 18 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 4659 of 2025 Petitioner :- Sachchidanand Singh And 11 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy Deptt. Of Ayush Lucknow And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Pradeep Kumar Shukla Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Karunesh Singh Pawar,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Standing Counsel who has accepted notice on behalf of respondents. By means of this writ petition, the petitioners have prayed the following main relief(s):- (i) a writ, order or direction in the nature of MANDAMUS, commanding the opposite party no. 4 to accord the benefit of annual increment treating the option as 1st January in pursuance to the representation submitted before opposite party no. 4 coupled with option letter in pursuance to Govt. Order dated 13.04.2020, contained as Annexure No.1 to this writ petition. (ii). a writ, order or direction in the nature of MANDAMUS, commanding the opposite party no. 4 to accord the financial benefits to the petitioners on account of admission of annual increment by accepting the change of option as 01st January along with interest since it became due." After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that it will suffice if petitioners are granted liberty to file a fresh representation and the same is decided by respondent No.2 by a reasoned and speaking order within the stipulated period to which learned Standing Counsel has no objection. In view of the above, the petition is finally disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to file representation to the respondent No.4 within two weeks from today. In case such a representation is preferred by the petitioneres within the aforesaid period, the same shall be considered and decided in accordance with law, by passing a reasoned and speaking order within four weeks from the date of submission of representation along with a copy of this order. Order Date :- 29.4.2025 dk/ Digitally signed by :- DEVENDRA KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench