Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:22448 Court No. - 33 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 1502 of 2025 Petitioner :- Dharmendra Kumar Mishra Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Aishwarya Kumar Singh,Rajesh Kumar Singh,Utkarsh Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Vikram D. Chauhan,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. The present writ petition is filed with the following prayer: "i. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent no.2 to consider and decide the Appeal preferred by the petitioner on 16.08.2024, under the provisions of Rule-20 of U.P. Police Officers of Sub-ordinate Ranks (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1991." 3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that appeal of the petitioner is pending consideration before the respondent no.2. The direction may be issued for expeditious disposal of the same. 4. Learned Standing Counsel submits that appeal of petitioner would be decided in a time bound manner. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, it is hereby directed that the appeal of the petitioner pending before respondent No.2- Director General Fire and Emergency Service Head Quarter, Lucknow, be decided expeditiously preferably within a period of two months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. 6. With the aforesaid observation/direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 17.2.2025 S.Prakash Digitally signed by :- SHASHI PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad