HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 8545 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, learned Standing Counsel, who appears on behalf of the State-opposite parties nos.1 to 4 and Shri Uday Veer Singh, who appears on behalf of opposite party no.5-Basic Shiksha Adhikari, Gonda. 2. This petition has been filed by the petitioner for the following main prayers:- "i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the Opposite Parties to make the payment of Rs.4,07,026/- 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 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." 3. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is entitled to certain payment as per the Judgment and Order dated 22.11.2024 passed by a Division Bench of this Court in a bunch of cases leading case of which is Writ-C No.5353 of 2024, Shraddha Printers Sons thru. its proprietor Vs. State of U.P. and others. The Opposite parties admit that the contract was fulfilled by the petitioner Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Devansh Awasthi, Chinmay Shukla, Harshit Awasthi, Vrishank Pathak Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Uday Veer 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) 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 opposite parties to find out whether the matter was covered by the judgment of a 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 terms. 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 Rao/- WRIC No. 8545 of 2025 2 (Brij Raj Singh,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Digitally signed by :- CHEBROLU SRINIVASA RAO High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench