Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:27665 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 5177 of 2025 Petitioner :- Abdul Saleem Faridi Respondent :- U.P. Jal Nigam (Urban) Thru. Managing Director 6-Rana Pratap Marg Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Savita Jain Counsel for Respondent :- Rishabh Kapoor Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J. 1. Heard Ms. Savita Jain, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Rishabh Kapoor, learned counsel for the opposite parties. 2. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:- "(a) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the opposite parties to release the arrear of gratuity to the tune of Rs.30,790/-, arrear of leave encashment, arrear of salary expeditiously within the time stipulated by this Hon'ble Court. (b) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the opposite parties to sanction the regular pension on the basis of pension payment order dated 03.04.2025 and release the arrears of pension due on 01.09.2017 expeditiously or within the time stipulated by this Hon'ble Court." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that for redressal of his grievance, the petitioner has preferred a representation dated 29.04.2025 to the opposite party No.2, 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 counsel for the opposite parties 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.2 i.e. the Chief Engineer (E-3), U.P. Jal Nigam (Urban), 6-Rana Pratap Marg, 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 :- 12.5.2025 Suresh/ Digitally signed by :- SURESH CHANDRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench