Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:38255 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7169 of 2025 Petitioner :- Kusum Shukla Respondent :- Union Of India Thru. Secy. Deptt. Of Telecommunications Ministry Of Communications And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Raj Mani Dubey Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Dwijendra Mishra Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Anand Dwivedi, learned counsel for the respondent no. 1 and Sri Dwijendra Mishra, learned counsel for the respondents no. 2 & 3. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the instant writ petition is being finally decided. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that despite the petitioner having retired on 31.08.2017 (wrongly typed as 31.08.2016), the payment of leave encashment has only been made to him in 2024and hence the instant petition claiming interest on the aforesaid delayed payment. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that with regard to the relief sought in the writ petition, the petitioner may be permitted to submit a representation before the respondent No.3 which may be directed to be decided within a fixed time frame to which Sri Anand Dwivedi, learned counsel for the respondent no. 1 and Sri Dwijendra Mishra, learned counsel for the respondents no. 2 & 3 have no objection. In view of the above, it is provided that in case the petitioner submits a representation within ten days from today before the respondent No.3 then the respondent No.3 shall endevour to decide the same by means of a reasoned and speaking order within a further period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order along with representation. With the aforesaid direction, writ petition is disposed of. It is made clear that this Court has not gone into the merits of the case. Order Date :- 7.7.2025 Pachhere/- Digitally signed by :- SATYENDRA SINGH PACHHERE High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench