Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:41753 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7892 of 2025 Petitioner :- Brijlal Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Transport Deptt. Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Shyam Narayan Shukla,Diwakar Pratap Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Akhilesh Kumar Srivastava Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent No.1 and Shri Akhilesh Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 and 3. 2. With the consent of learned counsel appearing for the contesting parties, the writ petition is finally being disposed of. 3. Contention of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner is that despite the petitioner having retired on attaining the age of superannuation on 31.05.2024, the respondents have failed to grant the benefit of A.C.P. to the petitioner although the benefit of A.C.P. has been extended to the persons similarly circumstanced. 4. 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 learned Standing Counsel has no objection. 5. In view of the above, it is provided that in case the petitioner submits a representation within two weeks 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 six weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order along with representation. In case the petitioner is found entitled to be given the benefit of the A.C.P., the same shall be extended to him within the next four weeks. 6. With the aforesaid direction, writ petition is disposed of. 7. It is made clear that this Court has not gone into the merits of the claim set forth by the petitioner. Order Date :- 22.7.2025 prateek Digitally signed by :- PRATEEK ARORA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench