HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 13197 of 2025 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioners and learned State Counsel for the opposite parties. 2. Present writ petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking mainly for the following relief:- "I. Issue a writ of Mandamus or a writ, order or direction in the suitable nature commanding the respondent/ Opposite Parties to give the benefits to the petitioners of pay and other benefits equal to the amount to the pay and other benefits/periodical rise in salaries which are admissible to the X Ray Technicians in consonance with the principle of "equal pay for equal work" as the petitioners are continuously performing the work of X ray technicians for a long time after their post of Dark Room Assistant has been declared as dying cadre with no further requirement." 3. Since considering petitioners' grievance would entail factual aspects, liberty is granted to petitioners to file individual fresh representations before opposite party no.2 i.e. Director General, Medical & Training, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, who shall consider and decide the same within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of fresh representations along with a certified copy of this order. 4. With aforesaid direction(s), the petition is finally disposed of. November 13, 2025 lakshman Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Sanjay Prakash Tiwari, Rashmi Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Manish Mathur,J.) Prashant Bhai Patel And 33 Others .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Medical And Health Deptt. Lko. And Another .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- LAKSHMANA KUMAR TAMMANA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench