Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:35073 Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 6801 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ram Kanhaiya Verma Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Deptt. Lko And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Bhanu Pratap Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. Heard Sri Bhanu Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned State counsel for the State and perused the records. By means of the instant petition, the petitioner has sought the following main relief(s):- "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus thereby commanding and directing the respondents to directing the respondents to pay the arrear of salary for period of 08.08.2017 to 13.11.2018 and also pay other service benefits like other similar situated employee, in the interest of justice. (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus thereby commanding and directing the respondents to promote the petitioner with effect from year of 2017 (date when the similar situated persons were promoted), in the interest of justice. (iii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus thereby commanding and directing the respondent no.4 i.e. Senior Superintendent of Police, Ayodhya to consider the case of petitioner and take decision upon the application /representation dated 12.12.2024, submitted by the petitioner, contained as Annexure No.5 to this writ petition." Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that for redressal of his grievance, the petitioner has preferred representation dated 12.12.2024 to the respondent No. 3/Senior Superintendent of Police, Ayodhya, which is contained as Annexure No.5 to the writ petition, but no decision has been taken by the respondent No. 3 on the representation of the petitioner. Therefore, learned counsel for the petitioner has requested that ends of justice would suffice if necessary direction for disposal of the said representation of the petitioner is issued to the authority concerned within a stipulated time. Considering the aforesaid innocuous prayer of learned counsel for the petitioner, without entering into merits of the case, the respondent No. 3 is hereby directed to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner dated 12.12.2024, which is contained as Annexure No.5 to the writ petition, strictly in accordance with law, by means of a speaking and reasoned order with expedition say within a period of three months from the date of presentation of a certified copy of this order and thereafter the decision thereof be communicated to the petitioner forthwith. The writ petition is disposed of finally in above terms. Order Date :- 9.6.2025/Arun/- Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR GANGWAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench