Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:30315 Court No. - 18 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 5571 of 2025 Petitioner :- Smt. Alka Rajvanshi Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of State Tax Lko. And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Shireesh Kumar,Utkarsh Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Karunesh Singh Pawar,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing counsel for respondents. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner had made a representation requesting consideration for promotion to the post of Administrative Officer with effect from 23.03.2018, and further to the post of Commercial Tax Officer with effect from 31.12.2018, along with all consequential benefits. It is further submitted that the petitioner was directly promoted to the post of Commercial Tax Officer without first being promoted to the post of Administrative Officer, which resulted in a loss of pay scale. It is also submitted that a representation had been submitted to the opposite parties, but no decision has been taken on the same till date. Learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents denied the receipt of any such representation. In view of the above, and with the consent of the parties, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to submit a fresh representation before respondent no. 2 within two weeks from today. If such a representation is submitted, respondent no. 2 shall consider and decide the same by passing a reasoned and speaking order within a further period of four weeks. Order Date :- 21.5.2025/R.C. Digitally signed by :- RAM CHANDER YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench