Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:25739 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 4884 of 2025 Petitioner :- Pradeep Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Secondary Edu. Govt. Lko And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Subhash Singh,Shubham Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J. 1. Heard Sri Shubham Singh learned counsel for petitioner and Sri Vivek Shukla, learned Addl. Chief Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of opposite parties 1 to 3. 2. In view of the proposed order, notice to opposite party No.4 is hereby dispensed with. 3. Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the concerned authority for payment of salary on the post the Principal in lieu of Section 18 (2) of the U.P. Secondary Education (Services Selection Board) Act 1982. Further prayer for difference of salary has also been sought. 4. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner has been appointed on the post of Principal on ad hoc basis in view of aforesaid statutory provisions but the salary of the aforesaid post has not been paid till date. 5. For the aforesaid grievance, the petitioner has already submitted a representation but seeks liberty to file a fresh representation before the authority concerned. At present learned counsel for the petitioner restricts his prayer for a final decision with regard to same. 6. Considering innocuous prayer being made by learned counsel for the petitioner and without entering into the merits of the case petitioner is granted liberty to file a fresh representation before opposite party No.3 i.e. District Inspector of Schools, Pratapgarh. In case such a representation is filed, the same shall be decided within period of six weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before the said authority. 7. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 5.5.2025 Reena/- (Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.) Digitally signed by :- REENA KANNAUJIYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench