HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 8536 of 2025 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J. HON'BLE BRIJ RAJ SINGH, J. 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel who appears on behalf of the State-respondent nos.1, 2, 3 and 4 and Shri Prashant Kumar Singh who appears on behalf of the Respondent no.5-Basic Shiksha Adhikari, Ambedkar Nagar. 2. This petition has been filed by the petitioner for the following prayers:- "i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the Opposite parties specially Opposite party no.2 to release the funds in order to make the payment of Rs.3,46,381/- payable to the petitioner by the Opposite parties. ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the Opposite parties specifically Opposite party no.2 to release the funds in order to make the payment of the remaining dues payable to the petitioner. iii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the Opposite parties to pay interest at the rate of 18% per annum for each year that the payment payable to the petitioner was delayed. iv) Issue any other writ, order or direction which this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. v) Award costs in favour of the petitioner." Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Vrishank Pathak, Chinmay Shukla, Devansh Awasthi Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Prashant Kumar Singh M/S Lucknow Printers And Publishers Thru. Partner Mr. Manish Goel .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Basic Education Lko. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) 3. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is entitled to certain payment as per the Judgment and Order dated 22.11.2024 passed by the Division Bench of this Court in a bunch of cases leading case of which Writ-C No.5353 of 2024 [ Shraddha Printers Sons Thru. Its Proprietor Vs. State of U.P. and others]. The respondents admit that the contract was fulfilled by the petitioner within the stipulated time and there is no dispute at all regarding the policy for publication of books by the petitioner. Yet, the payment has not been made to the petitioner and he has been forced to approach this Court. We had earlier orally granted time to the counsel appearing for the Respondents to find out whether the matter was covered by the judgment of the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court dated 22.11.2024. It has not been denied that similar orders have been passed in several cases as has been passed in the case of Shraddha Printers and others by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court dated 22.11.2024. 4. This writ petition is disposed of in the same term. The requisition having been sent by the Director, Basic Education to the State Government by different letters, still payment has not been made. The State Government should act upon the letter of the Director, Basic Education dated 08.01.2024 and take an appropriate decision with regard to the petitioner's payment within a period of two months from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before him. September 4, 2025 N.PAL WRIC No. 8536 of 2025 2 (Brij Raj Singh,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Digitally signed by :- NARESH PAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- NARESH PAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench