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2025 DAILYLAW 163354 (ALL)

RAM PRAKASH GUPTA v. THE PRIN. SECY. HOUSING AND URBAN PLANNING DEPTT. LKO. AND 2 OTHERS

WRIA/10380/2025 · 2025-09-09

Abdul Moin

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 10380 of 2025 Court No. - 4 HON'BLE ABDUL MOIN, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-State as well as Shri Kumar Ayush, learned counsel appearing for respondents No.2 & 3. With the consent of learned counsel appearing for the contesting parties, the writ petition is finally being disposed of. Contention of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner is that despite the petitioner being eligible for promotion to the post of Chief Engineer/General Manager, the respondents have failed to consider his claim for promotion although his juniors have been promoted. Further contention is that the respondents have also failed to pay difference of salary between the pay scales for the post of Additional General Manager/Chief Project Manager and Chief Engineer/General Manager. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that with regard to the relief sought in the writ petition, the petitioner may be permitted to submit a representation before the respondent no.2 which may be directed to be decided within a fixed time frame to which learned Standing Counsel has no objection. In view of the above, it is provided that in case the petitioner submits a representation within two weeks from today before the respondent no.2 then the respondent no.2 shall endevour to decide the same by means of a Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dwijendra Nath Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Kumar Ayush Ram Prakash Gupta .....Petitioner(s) The Prin. Secy. Housing And Urban Planning Deptt. Lko. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) reasoned and speaking order within a further period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order along with representation. With the aforesaid direction, writ petition is disposed of. It is made clear that this Court has not gone into the merits of the claim set forth by the petitioner. September 9, 2025 prateek WRIA No. 10380 of 2025 2 (Abdul Moin,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRATEEK ARORA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench