Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:48630 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 9267 of 2025 Petitioner :- Laik Ahmad Khan Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Basic Education Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Pawan Kumar Pandey,Vittan Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Prashant Kumar Singh Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents no.1 to 3, and Sri Prashant Kumar Singh, learned counsel for respondents no.4 and 5. 2. With the consent of learned counsels for the parties, the writ petition is being decided finally. 3. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that despite the petitioner having retired on 31.03.2025 the gratuity has still not been paid to the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner after arguing at some length submits that with regard to the relief sought in the writ petition, the petitioner may be permitted to submit a fresh representation before respondent no.5 which may be directed to be decided within a time frame fixed by this Court to which learned counsels appearing for respondents have no objection. 5. In view of the above, it is provided that in case the petitioner submits a representation within two weeks from today before respondent no.5 then respondent no.5 shall endevour to decide the same by means of a reasoned and speaking order within a further period of six weeks from the date of submission of the representation along with certified copy of this order. 6. With the aforesaid direction, writ petition is disposed off. 7. It is made clear that this Court has not gone into the merits of the case. Order Date :- 20.8.2025 A. Katiyar Digitally signed by :- AMIT KATIYAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench