Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:46791 Court No. - 8 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8962 of 2025 Petitioner :- Dr. Kiran Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Medical Health And Family Welfare Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashish Verma,Pankaj Kumar Dixit,Rajendra Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel for opposite parties. 2. Petition has been filed seeking following relief:- "(i). issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite parties to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion to the next higher grade of Level-4 (Joint Director Grade) (Pay Scale of Rs. 37400-67000 with Grade Pay 8700/-) from the date when juniors to the petitioner have been granted the same vide promotion order dated 04.06.2025 passed by the opposite party no 1, contained as Annexure No. 12 to this writ petition. (ii) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite parties to ensure payment of salary of 242 days of Medical Leave, 135 days of Maternity Leave and 42 days of Abortion Leave along with admissible interest forthwith to the petitioner. (iii) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite parties to make payment of all withheld salary (106 days and 222 days) during 27.09.1999 to 29.12.2006 along with admissible interest. (iv) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite parties to make payment of full salary for the period of 24.03.2003 to 15.08.2004 and 13.06.2005 to 19.10.2005 i.e. total 640 days by treating the same as duty in waiting period, in place of leave without pay, along with interest." 3. It has been submitted that with regard to some of the prayers so made as indicated hereinabove, the competent authorities have already made the recommendations but final payments are not being made. 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.2 i.e. Director General, Medical Health & Family Welfare, U.P. Lucknow or any other competent authority who shall consider and decide the same 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 :- 11.8.2025 Satish Digitally signed by :- SATISH KUMAR BHARATI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench