Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:28904 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 5280 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shokendra Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Urban Development Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Haridwar Singh (H.D.Singh ) Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Rishabh Kapoor Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J. 1. Heard Sri H.D. Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Pankaj Patel, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for opposite party no. 1 and Sri Rishabh Kapoor, learned counsel for the opposite party nos. 2 and 3. 2. By means of this petition, the petitioner has prayed the following reliefs:- "a) Issue a Writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commonding and directing the Opposite Parties to release the retiral dues (Gratuity, Leave Encashment) and intrest of the petitioner in accordance with law. (b) Issue a Writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commonding and directing the Opp. Parties to pay the intrest as per permissible rate to the petitioner in regard to his payment of retiral dues." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has 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 opposite party No.3, i.e., Chief Account Officer (Urban) U.P. Jal Nigam, 6 Rana Pratap Marg Lucknow and a direction may be issued to him to consider and decide the said representation of the petitioner with expedition. 4. Learned Standing Counsel has no objection if direction for disposal of the said representation is issued. 5. Therefore, in view of the above, without entering into merits of the issue, I hereby dispose of this petition finally at the admission stage giving liberty to the petitioner to prefer a fresh representation to the opposite party No.3, i.e., Chief Account Officer (Urban) U.P. Jal Nigam, 6 Rana Pratap Marg Lucknow ventilating his grievance taking all pleas and grounds which are available with him enclosing therewith the copy of his earlier representation, if any, which are necessary for disposal of the representation within a period of fifteen days from today and if such representation is preferred by the petitioner within the aforesaid stipulated time, the authority concerned shall consider and dispose of the same strictly, by speaking and reasoned order in accordance with law after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, if it is so required, with expedition preferably, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order and the decision thereof shall be intimated to the petitioner forthwith. 6. This writ petition is disposed of, in view of the aforesaid terms. Order Date :- 16.5.2025 Anurag Digitally signed by :- ANURAG SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench