Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:45274 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8760 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ramchandra Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Krishi Vipran Govt. Of U.P. Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Akhilesh Pratap Singh,Kushagra Kanodia Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Surendra Kumar Singh Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent no. 1 and Sri Surendra Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing for the respondents no.2 and 3. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the instant writ petition is being finally decided. The grievance of the petitioner is that despite the respondents no. 2 & 3 having paid the gratuity yet the same has not been paid in accordance with the provisions of Payment and Gratuity Act, 1972 and hence the prayer for recalculating the same. 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.2 which may be directed to be decided within a fixed time frame to which learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent no. 1 and Sri Surendra Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing for the respondents no.2 and 3 have no objection. In view of the above, it is provided that in case the petitioner submits a representation within ten days from today before the respondent No.2 then the respondent No.2 shall endevour to decide the same by means of a reasoned and speaking order within a further period of eight 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 case. Order Date :- 5.8.2025 Pachhere/- Digitally signed by :- SATYENDRA SINGH PACHHERE High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench