Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:38829 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7336 of 2025 Petitioner :- Kapil Dev Pandey Respondent :- U.O.I. Thru. Its Secy. Ministry Of Communication New Delhi And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Deo Prakash Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Dwijendra Mishra Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Anand Dwivedi, learned counsel for the opposite party no.1 and Sri Dwijendra Mishra, learned counsel for the respondent no.2 and 3. Instant petition has been filed with the prayer to issue mandamus commanding the opposite parties, specially to the opposite party no.3 to make payment of interest on delayed payment of gratuity to the petitioner and further to take a decision on the pending representation of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner has confined his prayer that the interest would suffice if the opposite party no.3 is directed to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 20.12.2024 appended as Annexure No.2 along with the writ petition. Learned counsel for the opposite parties though have opposed the contention of petitioner on merits but they have no objection if this Court directs to decide the representation of the petitioner. In view of the aforesaid submissions and innocuous prayer of the petitioner, the opposite party no.3 is hereby directed to consider and decide the representation dated 20.12.2024 with speaking and reasoned order within a period of six weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is placed before the authority concerned. The petitioner is also directed to co-operate with hearing over the representation. It is further clarified that this matter is not been adjudicated on merits. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is finally disposed of. Order Date :- 9.7.2025 prateek Digitally signed by :- PRATEEK ARORA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench