Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:37823 Court No. - 18 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7085 of 2025 Petitioner :- Mohit Mavi Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Rural Engineering Deptt. U.P. Lko. And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Shireesh Kumar,Utkarsh Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner, learned State Counsel for opposite parties. 2. Petition has been filed seeking a direction to concerned authority to extend period of joining of petitioner on the post of Junior Engineer (Civil) in Rural Engineering Department, State of U.P. vide appointment order dated 25.09.2024. 3. It has been submitted by learned counsel for petitioner that petitioner is an employee of Punjab Urban Development Authority and during the course of his service applied for recruitment on the post of Junior Engineer (Civil) in Rural Engineering Services, State of U.P. for which he was selected and was appointed vide order dated 25.09.2024. It is submitted that in view thereof, petitioner tendered his resignation from Punjab Urban Development Authority, which is yet pending consideration due to which he was unable to join in U.P. 4. Learned counsel for petitioner has drawn attention of this Court towards Government Order dated 31.03.2022 whereby it has been provided that extension in the period of joining could be granted in exigencies. It is therefore submitted that in pursuance thereof, petitioner has already moved a representation dated 19.03.2025 for further extension/relaxation in the period of joining, which is yet pending consideration. Learned counsel for petitioner restricts his prayer for final decision with regard to same. 5. Learned State Counsel refuted submissions advanced by learned counsel for petitioner with submission that even as per Government Order, relaxation can be granted only once for a period of six months, which has already been done. It is further submitted that such a decision for any further relaxation can be taken only by the concerned authority. 6. Considering innocuous prayer being made by learned counsel for petitioner, opposite party no. 2 i.e., Director and Chief Engineer, Rural Engineering Department, Government of U.P., Lucknow is directed to consider and decide petitioner's representation dated 19.03.2025 expeditiously within a period of four weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is served upon the said authority. 7. The said decision shall be taken in accordance with law and keeping in view the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case. The petitioner shall annex copy of the representation dated 19.03.2025 along with certified copy of this order. 8. With the aforesaid observations/directions, petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 4.7.2025 Virendra Digitally signed by :- VIRENDRA KUMAR GUPTA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench