HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 13973 of 2025 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. 1. Heard Mr. Ramanand Yadav, learned counsel for petitioners and learned State Counsel for opposite parties. 2. Petition has been filed seeking mainly for the following reliefs:- "i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondents to consider and provide the revised/ upgraded/ amended pay scale of Rs.5000-8000/- to the petitioners w.e.f. 01.01.1996 along with interest @ 18%, with all consequential service benefits including arrears of the differences of salary etc, pursuant to Govt. order dated 24.10.2009 and 23.04.2025 issued in compliance of judgment & orders dated 21.08.2008 & 03.02.2010 passed in writ petitions bearing no. 5902 (S/S) of 2005 and writ petition no.2974 (S/S) of 2007 and judgment & order dated 27.08.2025 passed by Division Bench of this Hon'ble Court in Special appeal (Defective) No.-540 of 2011 and 541 of 2011 respectively, filed by similarly situated employees/incumbents of the state government's department, also in view of recent judgment of the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Lt. Col. Suprita Chandel Vs Union of India- Civil Appeal No. 1943 of 2022 decided on 09.12.2024. ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rama Nand Yadav, Arjun Singh Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Anil Kumar Srivastava And 4 Others .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Forest Govt. Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) mandamus commanding and directing the respondents to re-determine/re-fix pension of the petitioners after providing the revised/upgraded/amended pay scale of Rs.5000- 8000/- to the petitioners w.e.f. 01.01.1996 instead of 06.11.2003." 3. Since considering petitioners' grievance would entail factual aspects, liberty is granted to petitioners to file fresh individual representations before opposite party no.2 i.e. Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Finance, Govt. of U.P., Civil Secretariat, Lucknow, - or any other competent authority who shall consider and decide the same within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of fresh representation along with a certified copy of this order. 4. With aforesaid direction(s), the petition is finally disposed of. December 3, 2025 lakshman WRIA No. 13973 of 2025 2 (Manish Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- LAKSHMANA KUMAR TAMMANA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench