HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 15635 of 2025 Court No. - 52 HON'BLE MRS. MANJU RANI CHAUHAN, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Sudarshan Singh, learned counsel for the respondent no.5, Mr. Santosh Kumar Upadhyay, Advocate holding brief of Mr. Dinesh Kumar Rai, learned counsel for the respondent nos.1 to 4 and perused the record. The petitioner has preferred the instant writ petition seeking a direction upon the respondents to pay interest at the prevailing market rate on the amount of Rs.2,60,330/- paid by ITI Ltd to the petitioner towards privilege leave encashment from the date of his retirement until the actual date of payment of the said amount within a stipulated period. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has given a representation before the respondent no.4 for interest on leave encashment, but nothing has been done till date. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that in case petitioner moves a fresh application/representation before the competent authority, the same shall be considered and decided in accordance with law. 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 Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dipanshu Kushwaha, Prashant Tripathi, Satya Prakash Maurya Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Dinesh Kumar Rai, Sudarshan Singh Rajendra Prasad Yadav .....Petitioner(s) Indian Telephone Industries Limited And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) respondent no.4; Unit Head/Deputy General Manager, (Personal and Administration), ITI, Ltd (Naini Unit), Mirzapur Road, Naini, Allahabad, 211010, within three weeks from today along with a certified copy of this order. On such representation being made, respondent no.4 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 six weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order, if there is no legal impediment. October 17, 2025 Jitendra/- WRIA No. 15635 of 2025 2 (Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J.) Digitally signed by :- JITENDRA KUMAR YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad