Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:38848 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7359 of 2025 Petitioner :- Manoj Kumar Singh And 6 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Forest Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Alok Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Rishabh Tripathi Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent No.1 and Shri Shiva Sagar Singh, Advocate who files his vakalatnama on behalf of respondent No.2 and 3. No notice is being issued to respondent No.4 taking into consideration the nature of order proposed to be passed. With the consent of learned counsel appearing for the contesting parties, the writ petition is finally being disposed of. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that despite the petitioners who were working on daily wage basis and have also been regularized and subsequently retired, yet arrears of salary which is due to them, have not been paid. 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 competent authority who is said to be Regional Manager of U.P. Forest Corporation, Allahabad of which charge is presently held by General Manager (Personnel) of the Corporation, which may be directed to be decided within a fixed time frame to which learned Standing Counsel has no objection. In view of the above, it is provided that in case the petitioner submits a representation within two weeks from today before the competent authority then the competent authority 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 claim set forth by the petitioner. Order Date :- 9.7.2025 prateek Digitally signed by :- PRATEEK ARORA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench