HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 14249 of 2025 Court No. - 35 HON'BLE PRAVEEN KUMAR GIRI, J. 1. Heard counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the writ petitioner has made the following prayer: "I. to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.2/Secretary U.P. Basis Education Board, Allahabad to decide the statutory appeal dated 08.08.2024 (Annexure no.5 to this writ petition) pending before him within fixed time frame." 3. Upon due consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the view that respondent No.2 should decide the statutory appeal of the petitioner dated 08.08.2024 within fixed time frame. 4. Sri Nagendra Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for respondent Nos. 2,3,4 and 5, has no objection to the same. 5. Accordingly, the respondent no.2 is directed to decide the statutory appeal of the petitioner dated 08.08.2024 within a period of four weeks from today, after granting an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. 6. In case, the respondent No.2 fails to decide the statutory appeal within the time fixed by this Court, he shall explain the reason for the same in his order. 7. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. October 9, 2025 DKS Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ratnesh Khare Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Nagendra Kumar Pandey (Praveen Kumar Giri,J.) Amit Kumar .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- DEEPAK KUMAR SRIVASTWA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad