HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 14067 of 2025 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Akhilesh Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the respondent nos. 2 to 4 and Mr. Pradeep Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the State. By means of the present writ petition, the petitioner has sought following reliefs:- "(1) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus the to decide the commanding opposite party No. 3 appeal/representation dated 7.10.2023 filed by petitioner against the office order No.6432 dated 19.11.2014 thereby petitioner's two (2) increment has been stopped with future effect, contained as Annexure No.1 to this writ petition." Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has submitted representation on 7.10.2023 against the office order No.6432 dated 19.11.2014 and the same may be directed to be decided by the competent authority within the stipulated period of time fixed by this Court. Mr. Akhilesh Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel appearing for the respondent nos. 2 to 4 submits that the representation is highly belated as the petitioner has moved after nine years. He also submitted that against the order dated 19.11.2014, there is provision of an appeal under the statute. Be that as it may, without entering into the merits Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Shyam Narayan Shukla, Diwakar Pratap Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Akhilesh Kumar Srivastava Vinay Kumar Prajapati .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Transport Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) of the case, the petitioner is given liberty to move fresh representation before the respondent no.3 within a period of ten days and if such representation is moved, the respondent no.3 will consider and decide the same, within further period of eight weeks. However, question with respect to delay and laches will remain open to be considered by the authority concerned. December 5, 2025 Ram Murti WRIA No. 14067 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAM MURTI YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- RAM MURTI YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench