Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:33967 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 6132 of 2025 Petitioner :- Prof. Yogendra Nath Ojha And 13 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Higher Education U.P. Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Smt. Suman Lata Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J. 1. Heard Smt. Suman Lata Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Standing Counsel for the State-opposite parties no.1, 2 & 3. 2. By means of this petition, the petitioners have prayed following main relief:- "(a) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent authorities to grant the gratuity along with 6% P.A. interest to all the petitioners of in lieu of the services rendered as teachers in the respective colleges under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 as well as in the light of order dated 01.10.2024 passed by this Hon'ble Court in the leading writ petition bearing No.5724 of 2024, (University College Ret. Teachers Welfare Assn. Lucknow Vs. State of U.P. and others)." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that for redressal of the aforesaid grievance, the petitioners have preferred representation to the competent authority, but to no avail. Learned counsel for the petitioners has also submitted that the petitioners may be permitted to prefer fresh separate representations before opposite party no.1 and this Court may direct opposite party no.1 to pass appropriate order strictly in accordance with law. 4. Learned counsel for the opposite parties has no objection if direction for disposal of the representation is issued. 5. Therefore, without entering into merits of the issue, the petitioners are permitted to prefer fresh separate representations to opposite party no.1 i.e. Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Government of U.P., Lucknow taking all pleas and grounds, which are necessary for disposal of the representation and also enclosing the earlier representation, if any, alongwith certified copy of this order within a period of fifteen days from today. If such representations are preferred by the petitioners within the aforesaid stipulated time, the authority concerned shall consider and dispose of the aforesaid representations of the petitioners by speaking and reasoned order, strictly in accordance with law, with expedition, say within a period of two months from the date of receipt of the representation and thereafter communicate the decision thereof to the petitioners forthwith. 6. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. [Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.] Order Date :- 30.5.2025 RBS/- Digitally signed by :- RAM BIR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench