Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:28438 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 5313 of 2025 Petitioner :- Salik Ram Maurya Respondent :- U.O.I. Thru. Secy. Ministry Of Communication New Delhi And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Anil Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Nidhi Singh Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J. 1. Heard Shri Anil Kumar Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Anand Dwivedi, learned counsel for opposite party No. 1 and Ms. Nidhi Singh, learned counsel for opposite parties No. 2 & 3. 2. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:- "Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite party No.3 to make payment of interest on delayed payment of gratuity amount to the petitioner at the interest rate which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that for redressal of his grievance, the petitioner has preferred representation dated 09.10.2023 & 23.08.2024 (Annexure No.3) to the competent authority but to no avail. He 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 opposite party No.3 i.e., Additional General Manager/Unit Head (R.B.) ITI Limited, Doorbhash Nagar, Raebareli 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. Additional General Manager/Unit Head (R.B.) ITI Limited, Doorbhash Nagar, Raebareli 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 two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order and the decision thereof shall be intimated to the petitioner forthwith. 6. It is needless to say that if the amount of gratuity has been paid after a delay without having any plausible explanation to that effect, the petitioner may be paid interest on the delayed payment strictly in accordance with law, within the aforesaid stipulated time. 7. This writ petition is disposed of, in view of the aforesaid terms. Order Date :- 15.5.2025 Reena/- (Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.) Digitally signed by :- REENA KANNAUJIYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- REENA KANNAUJIYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench