HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 8777 of 2025 Court No. - 8 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel appearing on behalf of opposite parties. 2. Petition has been filed challenging order dated 26.06.2013 whereby petitioner was visited with the punishment of stoppage of three increments for a period of three years. 3. It has been submitted that against the aforesaid order, petitioner had preferred representation dated 26.04.2024 under Rule 13 of the U.P. Government Servant (Discipline and Appeal) Rules 1999, which is yet pending consideration. 4. Despite time having been granted to learned State Counsel, instructions have not been forthcoming on the aforesaid aspect whether the appeal/representation is yet pending or not. 5. In view thereof, opposite party no.1 i.e. Principal Secretary, Public Works Department, Civil Secretariat, Lucknow or any other competent authority is directed to decide petitioner's appeal/ representation dated 26.04.2024 expeditiously within a period of eight weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is served upon the said authority, in case the said representation has not already been decided. 6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, petition stands disposed of. September 1, 2025 Subodh/- Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Mukul Misra, Ninnie Shrivastava, Sushma Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Manish Mathur,J.) Balendra .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. P.W.D. Lko. And Another .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- SUBODH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- SUBODH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench