HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 15482 of 2025 Court No. - 52 HON'BLE MRS. MANJU RANI CHAUHAN, J. 1. Heard Mr. Surendra Prasad Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondent, Mr. Sanjay Singh, learned counsel for the respondent no.2 and perused the record. 2. The petitioner has preferred instant writ petition for a direction upon respondents to enter the petitioner's post Upper Mukhya Adhikari in the retirement service book dated 31.03.2024 on the post of Zila Panchayat Engineer as well as further prayer to direct the respondents authorities to consider the petitioner's claim within stipulated period. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was selected for the post of Zila Panchayat Engineer pursuant to an advertisement dated 30.08.2003 issued by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission, and he took charge on 01.02.2006 in District Etah. The petitioner was confirmed on the said post with effect from 01.02.2007. After rendering full service in the department, he retired on 31.03.2024. He further submits that during his service, the Departmental Promotion Committee prepared a promotion list in October 2013, i.e., prior to retirement of the petitioner. In the said list, the name of the petitioner mentioned for promotion from the post of Zila Panchayat Engineer to Upper Mukhya Adhikari, however, without considering the same, he has been retired on 31.03.2024 as Zila Panchayat Engineer without being promoted. Therefore, the petitioner moved a representation before the respondent no.1 requesting to consider him to have retired as Upper Mukhya Adhikari as his name was included in the promotion list Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Surendra Prasad Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Sanjai Singh Bhagat Singh .....Petitioner(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Respondent(s) prepared in October, 2013, which was prior to his retirement on 31.03.2024. However, no decision has been taken by the respondent no.1 on the said representation till date. Therefore, a direction may be issued to respondent no.1 to decide the same within a stipulated period. 4. Learned Standing Counsel as well as learned counsel for the respondent no.2 have no objection to the aforesaid. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case but without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case set up on behalf of the petitioner, the present writ petition is disposed of by providing that the petitioner may make fresh application/representation, ventilating all his grievances, supported by such documents, as may be advised, before the respondent no.1; State of U.P. through Principal Secretary, Panchayatraj Anubhag-2 U.P. Sasan, Lucknow within three weeks from today along with a certified copy of this order. On such representation being made, respondent no.1 shall make all endeavours to consider and decide the same, strictly in accordance with law, by means of a reasoned and speaking order, after giving proper opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two months from the date of production of certified copy of this order, if there is no legal impediment. October 15, 2025 Jitendra/- WRIA No. 15482 of 2025 2 (Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J.) Digitally signed by :- JITENDRA KUMAR YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad