HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 13057 of 2025 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. 1. Heard Mr. A.M. Tripathi learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. Anurag Tripathi learned counsel for petitioner and learned state counsel for the opposite parties. 2. Petition has been filed seeking following prayers:- "1. To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of MANDAMUS thereby commanding/directing the opposite parties to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion in the coming Departmental Promotion Committee which is likely to be held very shortly and promote the petitioner to the post to Naib Tehsildar from the post of Revenue Inspector ignoring the order dated 04.01.2023. ....." 3. It has been submitted that petitioner was earlier awarded a major penalty vide order dated 4th January 2023 which is under challenge before this court in writ A No.7668 of 2025. 4. He has placed reliance on paragraph 3.2 and 3.3.1 of the government order dated 6th May 2022 to submit that in terms of aforesaid provisions, the opposite parties are required to ignore the aforesaid punishment order while considering petitioner's case for promotion in the impending departmental promotion committee. 5. Learned State Counsel has been provided written instructions dated 21st November 2025, which are taken on record but do not advert to the aspect as to when the next departmental promotion committee is to take place. 6. Considering the nature of prayer so made in this present petition, liberty is granted to petitioner to submit a fresh representation before opposite party No. 2 i.e. Commissioner/Secretary, Board of Revenue, U.P. Lucknow with regard to his grievance. The same shall be considered and decided in light of paragraph 3.2 and 3.3.1 of the government order dated 6th May 2022 in case the same is applicable, expeditiously within a period of six weeks from the date certified copy of this order is Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anurag Tripathi Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Amar Nath Pandey .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Revenue Deptt. Lko. And Another .....Respondent(s) produced before the said authority . The decision shall be taken prior to any departmental promotion committee constituted for the purposes of promotion on the post of Nayab Tehsildar. 7. The petition stands disposed of. November 24, 2025 prabhat WRIA No. 13057 of 2025 2 (Manish Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRABHAT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench