Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:44591 Court No. - 18 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8365 of 2025 Petitioner :- Awval Ansari Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Medical Health And Family Welfare Lko. U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Vishva Deep Pandey,Rajneesh Mishra,Shalini Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Puneet Chandra Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioners and learned State Counsel for opposite parties no. 1, 3 & 4 and Mr. Mohit Chandra Advocate holding brief on behalf of Mr. Puneet Chandra, learned counsel for opposite party no.2. 2. Petition has been filed seeking the following prayer:- "I. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents and direct them to make the appointment of the petitioner on the post of Data Entry Operator on contractual basis at fixed honorarium in pursuance of letter dated 27/08/2024, 01/01/2025 and 27- 05-2025 issued by the opposite party no. 1 to all the District Magistrate and Chief Medical Officers in which very clear directions were issued to appoint all those medical staffs who have worked in the districts as temporary/short term basis/outsource employee during Covid contract Epidemic/COVID-19.." 3. It has been submitted that during Covid-19 Pandemic, petitioners have been engaged on contractual basis on the post of Data Entry Operator and subsequently State Government has issued orders dated 27.08.2024 and 28.10.2024 directing that all such contractual employees should be re- engaged in service. 4. Since consideration of petitioner's grievance would entail factual aspects, liberty is granted to petitioner to file a fresh representation before the opposite party no.4 i.e. Chief Medical Officer, Ambedkar Nagar/Secretary District Health Committee, Ambedkar Nagar who shall consider and decide the same in the light of aforesaid Government Orders within a period of eight weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before the said authority. 5. With aforesaid directions, petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 31.7.2025 prabhat Digitally signed by :- PRABHAT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench