HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 10700 of 2025 Court No. - 8 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State counsel for opposite parties. 2. The present petition has been filed seeking a direction to concerned authority to decide representation dated 30.12.2024 preferred by petitioner under Rule 23(c) of the U.P. Police Officer of Subordinate Rank (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1991. 3. Learned State counsel however submits that punishment order pertaining to petitioner was passed in the year 2021 dated 12.03.2021 whereafter after appeal was also rejected on 16.07.2021 and the provisions of Rule 23(c) Rules of 1991 are inapplicable. 4. However since representation has already been preferred by petitioner and the aspect of its maintainability would require to be considered by the authority itself, opposite party no.1 i.e. Principal Secretary, Department of Home, Civil Secretariat, Lucknow is directed to consider and decide petitioner's representation dated 30.12.2024 expeditiously within a period of eight weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before the said authority. Petitioner shall annex a copy of representation dated 30.12.2024 alongwith certified copy of this order. 5. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. September 15, 2025 Subodh/- Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anupam Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Manish Mathur,J.) Anand Kumar Chauhan (Pno-162325544) .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And Another .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- SUBODH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- SUBODH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench