Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:34099 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 6166 of 2025 Petitioner :- Deepak Chandra Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Labour U.P. Lko. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sanjay Kumar Singh,Shakshi Verma Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Mohan Singh Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. Against the order dated 08.11.2021, a copy of which is Annexure-1 to the petition, whereby contractual services of the petitioner have been terminated, it has been informed that the petitioner has a remedy of filing an appeal under Schedule-I Clause 29(i) of the Minimum Features of a Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme referable to Section 4(3) of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, which appeal can be made to the State Commission (NREGS), Divisional Commissioner (NREGS) and State Grievance Redressal Officer. 3. Learned counsel for the opposite parties have stated that the aforesaid appeal could have been filed within a period of 30 days but no such appeal has been filed within time so stipulated. On that learned counsel for the petitioner has requested that the aforesaid delay may be condoned and the appeal of the petitioner may be decided on merits. 4. Considering the aforesaid, the writ petition is disposed of leaving it open to the petitioner to prefer an appeal to either of the authorities as specified above within a period of two weeks from today along with certified copy of this order. In case such an appeal is preferred the appellate authority shall proceed to decide the appeal on merits condoning the delay and in accordance with relevant rules which appeal would be decided within a period of one month of the appeal being preferred as specified under the provisions of the Scheme itself. Order Date :- 30.5.2025 Om Digitally signed by :- OM PRAKASH MISHRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- OM PRAKASH MISHRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench