Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:40356 Court No. - 18 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7607 of 2025 Petitioner :- Waliullah Khan Respondent :- Union Of India Thru. Secy., Information And Broadcast Ministry New Delhi And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Osama Ahmad Abbasi Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I. Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel for opposite parties. 2. Petition has been filed seeking following relief:- "i. Pass an order or direction in the nature of mandamus, directing the Respondent authorities to grant the Petitioner the higher pay scale under non-functional upgradation, with pay parity and grade pay of 8700/-, with effect from 01.04.2009 (instead of ₹ 01.04.2012), along with arrears and all consequential benefits, including interest at the rate of 10% per annum for the delay caused, until the date of actual payment." 3. Since consideration of petitioner's grievances would entail factual aspects, liberty is granted to petitioner to make a fresh representation before opposite party No.2 i.e. Principal Director General, All India Ratio, New Delhi or any other competent authority. In case such a representation is filed, the same is required to be decided within a period of eight weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before the said authority. 4. The petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 15.7.2025 prabhat Digitally signed by :- PRABHAT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench