HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 9702 of 2025 Court No. - 8 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioners and learned State Counsel for opposite parties. 2. Petition has been filed for the following main relief:- "I) issue, a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding and directing to the Opposite Parties to promote the petitioners on the post of Medical Officer Grade-2 (Level-2) in pay scale Rs. 15600-39100 grade pay Rs.6600.00 w.e.f. 19.8.2014 and on the post of Medical Officer, Grade-3 (Level-3 Consultant) in pay band Rs. 15600-39100 grade pay Rs. 7600.00 w.e.f. 10.2.2022, i.e. the date of promotion of juniors in the seniority list of medical officers of Provincial Medical and Health Services, with all consequential service benefits. (II) Issue, a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding and directing to the Opposite Parties to consider and decide the representations of the petitioners for Promotion form level-1 to level-2 from the date the Junior are promoted and to promoted from level-2 to level-3 form the date the juniors are promoted to level-3. (III) Allow, the writ petition with cost. (IV) Issue, any other writ order or direction in the nature and manner, which Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Mohd. Qasim Khan, Abdul Muqeem, Adnan Ahmad Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Mansa Lal And 4 Others .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Medical Health And Family Welfare Lko. And Another .....Respondent(s) this Hon'ble Court may deem fit, proper and just in the circumstances of the case." 3. It has been submitted that in similar circumstances, Dr. Sunil Kumar and others had filed WRIT - A No.- 7438 of 2022 and in pursuance of interim direction dated 31.05.2022 passed in the aforesaid writ petition, petitioners of the said petition have already been granted such reliefs. It is submitted that petitioner being similarly situated is also entitled for the said benefit. 4. For the said relief, petitioners have already submitted a representation but seeks liberty to file a fresh representation before the authority concerned. At present, learned counsel for petitioners restricts prayer with regard to final decision on the same. 5. Considering the innocuous prayer, without entering into merits, liberty is granted to petitioners to file a fresh representation before opposite party no.1 i.e. Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Medical, Health and Family Welfare, U.P. 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 along with fresh representation and shall also take into consideration the fact that in case similarly situated persons have been granted such reliefs, petitioners should not be denied the same. 6. With aforesaid observations and directions, the petition is finally disposed of. August 28, 2025 V. Sinha WRIA No. 9702 of 2025 2 (Manish Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench