Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:31777 Court No. - 18 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 5941 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ramesh Chandra Bhatt And 3 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Its Addl. Chief Secy. (Forest) Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Santosh Kr. Yadav Warsi,Ankur Yadav,Rama Nand Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Karunesh Singh Pawar,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Standing counsel for the respondents. 2. By means of this petition, the petitioners have prayed for the following main reliefs:- "Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus respondents commanding to and directing the consider and provide the revised/upgraded/amended pay scale of Rs.5000-8000/- to the petitioners w.e.f. 01.01.1996 along with interest @ 18%, with all consequential service benefits including arrears of the differences of salaryetc. pursuant to Govt. order dated 24.10.2009 and 23.04.2025 issued in compliance of judgment & orders dated 21.08.2008 &03.02.2010passed 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 (Contained as Annexure No7 and 9), 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-fix pension of the petitioners after providing the revised/upgraded/amended pay scale of Rs.5000-8000/- to the 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. After arguing for sometime, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that it would be suffice if the respondent no.4 is directed to consider and decide the petitioners' representation. 4. Learned Standing Counsel has no objection to this innocuous prayer. 5. Perused the record. 6. Considering the above and without entering into merit of the case, the petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to move a fresh representation to respondent no.4 i.e. Principal Chief Conservator of Forest & Head of Department, U.P. 17 Rana Pratap Marg, District Lucknow within two weeks' from today. If the petitioners submit a fresh separate representation, the respondent no.4 shall decide the same within four weeks' thereafter, by passing a speaking and reasoned order. Order Date :- 27.5.2025 Madhu D.R/P.S Digitally signed by :- MADHU KUMARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench