Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:26338 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 5023 of 2025 Petitioner :- Uttam Chand Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Tranport Deptt. Lko. And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Anchal Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Ratnesh Chandra Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J. 1. Heard Sri Anchal Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Ravi Swaroop Tiwari, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondent and Sri Taha Asif, learned Advocate holding brief of Sri Ratnesh Chandra, learned counsel for the opposite party No.2. 2. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:- "(i) to issue a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite parties concerned to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 05.11.2024, as per law, within stipulated time period in the interest of justice." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that for redressal of his grievance, the petitioner has preferred a representation dated 05.11.2024 to the opposite party No.1, but no decision has been taken on the same till date. 4. 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 representation to the Competent Authority and direction may be issued him to consider and decide the said representation within a stipulated time. 5. Learned Additional Chief 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. 6. 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.1 i.e. the Principal Secretary, Transport Department, Civil Secretariat, 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 preferably within a period of two months 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. 7. In view of the aforesaid terms, the instant writ petition is disposed of finally. . [Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.] Order Date :- 6.5.2025 Suresh/ Digitally signed by :- SURESH CHANDRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench