Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:39891 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7514 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shakuntla Devi Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Secondary Education Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Raghvendra P. Singh,Mohd. Sheraj Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents-State. 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 the petitioner is entitled for interest on delayed payment of the gratuity, which has not been paid by the respondents till date and hence the instant petition. 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 Deputy Director, Secondary Education, Ayodhya 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 six weeks 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 :- 14.7.2025 prateek Digitally signed by :- PRATEEK ARORA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench