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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 15351 of 2025 Court No. - 34 HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J.
1. Heard Shri Vijay Gautam, learned Senior Advocate, assisted by Miss Arya Gautam, learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as Shri R.N. Singh, learned Standing Counsel for the State.
2. The case of the writ petitioner is that she was initially appointed as a Junior Assistant on 01.08.2006 in th U.P. Excise Department under the Dying-in-Harness Rules, and was subsequently promoted to the post of Senior Assistant on 31.01.2025 and now she has completed 19 years of service.
3. The grievance of the petitioner is that her claim for second second promotional grade pay of Rs.4200/- upon completion of 16 years of service, and also to grant of increments and benefits under the 7th Pay Commission / revised pay scale along with arrears as per relevant Government Orders, has not yet been considered.
4. Prayer to this effect has been made in the present writ petition.
5. Today, learned Standing Counsel has produced before this Court the instructions dated 13th October, 2025, issued under the signature of the Additional Excise Commissioner (Administration), Prayagraj, wherein, in paragraph 6, it has been disclosed that the petitioner’s claim is under consideration.
6. Bearing in mind the aforesaid assurance, without calling for a counter Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Atipriya Gautam, Divya Jyoti, Sr. Advocate Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Madhuri Gaur .....Petitioner(s) The State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s)
affidavit, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to Respondent No. 2- The Excise Commissioner, Uttar Pradesh to consider the claim of the writ petitioner for the reliefs sought in the present petition, within a period of two months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order.
7. Before the next Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meeting, for facilitation and early disposal, certified copy of this order, along with a self-attested copy of the writ petition and an application shall be submitted before Respondent No. 2.
8. The instruction produced today is taken on record and marked as Appendix-A. October 14, 2025 S.A.
WRIA No. 15351 of 2025 2 (Vikas Budhwar,J.) Digitally signed by :- SALMAN AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad