Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:24932 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 4721 of 2025 Petitioner :- Sundeep Tandon Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Higher Education U.P. Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ajay Kishor Pandey,Tanveer Ahmad Lari Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J. 1. Heard Sri Ajay Kishor Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Sanjeev Singh, learned Standing Counsel for the State-opposite parties. 2. By means of this petition, the petitioner has prayed following main reliefs:- "i. Issue appropriate Writ Order or Direction, in the nature of Mandamus, directing the Respondents to pay gratuity to the Petitioner for his Late father, along with interest at the rate of 6% per annum with effect from the date of retirement /superannuation till the date of actual payment, in terms of Judgment and Order dated 30.04.2024 passed by Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in SLP (C) No. 23788/2014 as well as in terms of the judgment and order dated 01.10.2024 passed in WRIT-A No. 5724 of 2024 (university College retired Teachers welfare Association and others versus State of U.P. and others) and other connected writ petitions." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that for redressal of the aforesaid grievance, the petitioner has preferred representation to the competent authority, but to no avail. Learned counsel for the petitioner has also submitted that the petitioner may be permitted to prefer a fresh representation before opposite parties no.2 & 3 and this Court may direct opposite parties no.2 & 3 to pass appropriate order strictly in accordance with law. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite parties has no objection if direction for disposal of the representation is issued. 5. Therefore, without entering into merits of the issue, the petitioner is permitted to prefer a fresh representation to opposite parties no.2 & 3 i.e. The Director, Department of Higher Education, Uchch Shiksha Nideshalay, Prayagraj and The Controller of Finance, Uchch Shiksha Nideshalay, Prayagraj respectively taking all pleas and grounds, which are necessary for disposal of the representation and also enclosing the earlier representation, if any, alongwith certified copy of this order within a period of fifteen days from today. If such representation is preferred by the petitioner within the aforesaid stipulated time, the authorities concerned shall consider and dispose of the aforesaid representation of the petitioner by speaking and reasoned order, strictly in accordance with law, with expedition, say within a period of two months from the date of receipt of the representation and thereafter communicate the decision thereof to the petitioner forthwith. 6. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. [Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.] Order Date :- 30.4.2025 RBS/- Digitally signed by :- RAM BIR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench