Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:49104 Court No. - 8 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 9263 of 2025 Petitioner :- Manju Devi Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Bal Vikas Evam Pushtahar Lko. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Nisha Srivastava 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 challenging the show cause notice dated 22.09.2023 with a further prayer being made for a direction to authorities for payment of honorarium to petitioner since 22.09.2023. 3. It has been submitted that despite the fact that petitioner has already submitted a reply to the show cause notice on 05.10.2023, the proceedings are still pending consideration and payment of honorarium has also been stopped. 4. Learned State Counsel has been provided written instructions dated 20.08.2025, a copy of which is taken on record and as per instructions petitioner has yet not submitted reply either to show cause notice or even to the reminder due to which final orders could not be passed. 5. Upon consideration of submissions advanced by learned counsel for parties, it appears that petitioner's reply has been appended as annexure no.6 to the writ petition. 6. A copy of the petition alongwith annexures has also been supplied to learned State Counsel as the annexure no.6 which is said to be the reply submitted by petitioner dated 05.10.2023 may be forwarded to the authority concerned by learned State Counsel. 7. Considering the aforesaid facts, the opposite party no.5 i.e. District Program Officer, Barabanki is directed to take a final decision with regard to the impugned show cause notice dated 22.09.2023 in the light of reply submitted by petitioner annexed as annexure no.6 to the writ petition expeditiously within a period of six weeks from the date a copy of this order is served upon said authority. 8. The aspect of payment of honorarium shall also be considered by the authority concerned. 9. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition is accordingly disposed of. Order Date :- 21.8.2025 Shahnaz Digitally signed by :- SHAHNAZ BANO High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench