HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 14013 of 2025 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. Heard Mr. Vinay Misra, learned counsel for the petitioner, Dr. Uday Veer Singh, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the respondent nos. 1 to 3 and perused the record. Notices to respondent nos. 4 & 5 is hereby dispensed with. Instant petition has been filed with the following prayers:- "(i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite party no. 2 to issue necessary directives to the concerned authorities to ensure payment of arrears of salary to the petitioner as a consequence of the pay fixation order dated 07.08.2024 by which the petitioners pay revised/fixed according the 7th pay commission, in the interest of justice. (ii) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite party no. 2 to take a decision on the representation of the petitioner for admissibility of arrears of pay relating to fixation of his pay/salary according to the scale as provided under the 7th pay, in the interest of justice. (iii) Issue any other writ, order or direction, which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper under the circumstances of the case in the interest of justice. (iv) Allow the writ petition with costs" After arguing at length, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the interest of justice would be sub-served if this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to give liberty to the petitioner to move a fresh representation before the respondent no. 2 and he may be directed to consider & decide the same, within stipulated period of time as may be fixed by this Court. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Vinay Misra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Vijay Shankar Tripathi .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Higher Education Govt. Lko. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Learned counsel for the opposite parties have no objection to the contention aforesaid. Be that as it may, without entering into the merit of the case, the petitioner is permitted to move a fresh representation within period of 15 days, and if such representation is moved within aforesaid period, the respondent no. 2/Director Higher Education, U.P. Lucknow, is hereby directed to consider and decide the same, within a period of eight weeks, in accordance with law, from the date, a certified copy of this order is produced before him. With the aforesaid observations, the instant petition is disposed of. December 4, 2025 Mayank WRIA No. 14013 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- MAYANK PRATAP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench