HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 13173 of 2025 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite parties. 2. Present petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India has been filed seeking a direction to authority concerned to convene a meeting of the departmental promotion Committee forthwith to consider candidature of petitioner for promotion to the post of Executive Engineer in the Public Works Department with consequential service benefits. 3. It is submitted that petitioner is fully qualified and eligible for being considered for such promotion also in view of fact that a number of aforesaid posts are lying vacant in the Department. 4. Since considering petitioner's grievance would entail factual aspects, liberty is granted to petitioner to file fresh representation before opposite party no.1 i.e. Principal Secretary, Public Works Department U.P., Lucknow or any other competent authority. In case such a representation is filed, the same is required to be decided by authority concerned, in case there is no legal impediment, expeditiously by a reasoned and speaking order within a period of six weeks from receipt of representation of petitioner along with a certified copy of this order. The order so passed shall be communicated to petitioner. 5. With aforesaid direction, the petition stands finally disposed of. November 20, 2025 kvg/- Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Shireesh Kumar, Utkarsh Kumar Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Manish Mathur,J.) Sunil Kumar Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Public Works Deptt. Lko. And Another .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- GIREESAN KV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench