Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:20321 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 1752 of 2025 Petitioner :- Anil Kumar And 3 Others Respondent :- State Of Uttar Pradesh And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Arun Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Harshit Pandey Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot,J. Heard Shri Arun Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners, Shri Harshit Pandey, learned counsel for the respondent and learned Standing Counsel for the State. The petitioners claim entitlement to arrears of salary of the Assured Carrier Progression amount along with interest. A representation in this regard has been made but to no avail. Learned Standing Counsel for the State and Shri Harshit Pandey, learned counsel for the respondents submits that the matter requires determination of facts by the competent authority as per law in the first instance. However, they fairly contend that service benefit/claim is liable to be decided by the competent authority in a reasonable time frame. In light of the aforesaid submissions and without going into the merits of the case, the respondent authority shall decide the representation of the petitioners regarding grant of Assured Career Progression (A.C.P.) as per law within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order along with a fresh copy of the representation. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is finally disposed of. Order Date :- 13.2.2025 Vandit Digitally signed by :- VANDIT AGRAWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad