HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 13733 of 2025 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. 1. Heard Mr. Santosh Kr. Yadav 'Warsi', learned Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. Ramanand Yadav, learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel for opposite parties. 2. Petition has been filed seeking following main prayer:- "i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the opposite parties to consider and provide Grade Pay Rs.5400.00, Pay Band-3 (Rs.15,600-39,100) under IIIrd ACP after 26 years of regular satisfactory service as junior to the Petitioner have been provided from the date it has fallen due as per the G.O. dated 03.03.2015, 31.07.2017 and 15.02.2019 with all consequential service benefits including arrears of difference of Grade pay etc. alongwith 18% interest, in view of the recent judgment of the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Lt Crl Supriya Chandel vs Union of India civil Appeal No - 1943 of 2022 decided on 09.12.2024." 3. It has been submitted that aforesaid benefits have already been granted to person junior to the petitioner and therefore arbitrariness has been claimed. 4. Since considering petitioner's grievance would entail factual aspects, liberty is granted to petitioner to file fresh representation before opposite party no.3 i.e. Principal Chief Conservator of Forest & Head of Department, Uttar Pradesh, 17, Rana Pratap Marg, District- Lucknow, - or any other competent authority, who shall consider and Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rama Nand Yadav, Arjun Singh Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Harish Chandra .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Forest U.P. Lko. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) decide the same, keeping in view the aspect that the same has already been granted to junior to the petitioner, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of fresh representation along with a certified copy of this order. 5. With aforesaid direction(s), the petition is finally disposed of. November 27, 2025 lakshman WRIA No. 13733 of 2025 2 (Manish Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- LAKSHMANA KUMAR TAMMANA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench