Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:29007 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 5343 of 2025 Petitioner :- Kumar Harshit Srivastava Respondent :- Union Of India Thru. Secy. Deptt. Of Financial Services Ministry Of Finance New Delhi And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sanjiv Kumar Singh,Rajesh Kumar Awasthi Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Ashish Chaturvedi Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J. 1. Heard Sri Sharad Kumar Rao, learned Advocate holding brief of Sri Sanjiv Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Ms. Sunanda Krishna, learned Advocate holding brief of Sri Paavan Awasthi, who has filed Memo of Appearance of Sri Paavan Awasthi, learned counsel for the opposite party No.1, the same is taken on record, and Sri Ashish Chaturvedi, learned counsel for the opposite party Nos.2 and 3. 2. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioner has requested that since the petitioner has joined at Shahdol, therefore, he is not pressing the prayer No.(ii) of the writ petition. 3. Considering the aforesaid request, the prayer No.(ii) would be treated as not pressed. 4. In view thereof, there is a single prayer, which is a prayer No. (i) of the writ petition, which reads as under:- "(i) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite party No.3 to consider and decide the petitioner's representation dated 01.04.2025 (Annexure No.2) for transfer to Lucknow or any nearby station on compassionate grounds, in accordance with Clause 2.2.2(i)(c) of the Transfer Policy for the FY-2025- 26." 5. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioner has made innocuous prayer that the petitioner's pending representation may be directed to be decided by the opposite party No.3 i.e. the General Manager, HCM Department, Central Bank of India, Central Office, Chandramukhi, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400021. Though all the opposite parties belong to other State but considering innocuous request of learned counsel for the petitioner to issue direction to the opposite party No.3 to decide the petitioner's pending representation, I hereby dispose of this writ petition finally at the admission stage and without entering into merits of the issue, the the opposite party No.3 i.e. the General Manager, HCM Department, Central Bank of India, Central Office, Chandramukhi, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400021 is directed to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner dated 01.04.2025 by a speaking and reasoned order, strictly in accordance with law, with expedition preferably within a period of two months from the date of presentation of a certified copy of this order. 6. Accordingly, the instant writ petition is disposed of finally. [Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.] Order Date :- 16.5.2025 Suresh/ Digitally signed by :- SURESH CHANDRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench