HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 14214 of 2025 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. 1. Heard Mr. Ramanand Yadav, learned counsel for petitioners 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 the following main relief:- "i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding and directing the respondents to consider and provide revised/upgraded/amended pay scale of Rs 5000-8000 to petitioner w.e.f. 01.01.1996 along with interest @ 18%, with all consequential service benefits including arrears differences of salary etc. in 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 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 mandamus commanding and directing the respondents to re-determine/re- Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rama Nand Yadav, Ankur Yadav, Arjun Singh Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Surendra Nath Tripathi And 4 Others .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. (Forest) Lko. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) fix pension of the petitioners after providing the revised/upgraded/amended pay scale of Rs 5000-8000 to petitioners w.e.f. 01.01.1996 instead of 06.11.2003. iii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondents to take decision upon the pending representations of the petitioners in light of judgment and order dated 21.08.2008 and 03.02.2010 passed in Writ Petition No.5902 (S/S) of 2005 and Writ Petition No.2974 (S/S) of 2007 respectively." 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, Government of U.P., Civil Secretariat, Lucknow. In case such representations are filed, the same are required to be decided by authority concerned expeditiously by a reasoned and speaking order within a period of eight weeks from receipt of representation(s) of petitioners along with a certified copy of this order. 4. With aforesaid direction(s), the petition stands finally disposed of. December 9, 2025 kvg/- WRIA No. 14214 of 2025 2 (Manish Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- GIREESAN KV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- GIREESAN KV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- GIREESAN KV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench