HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 15341 of 2025 Court No. - 34 HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J. 1. Heard Sri Rishabh Kesarwani (AoR No.A/R 0711/2021) holding brief of Ms. Atipriya Gautam, learned counsel for the writ petitioner and Sri Gaurav Singh, learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. The case of the writ petitioner is that the writ petitioner was selected and appointed as Constable on 16.08.1981 and thereafter he was promoted as Head Constable in the year 2014, Sub-Inspector in the year 2021 and superannuated on 31.12.2021. 3. The grievance of the writ petitioner is that he has not been granted one annual notional increment in that regard, which he was entitled to be. 4. Prayer in the present writ petition is for a direction to accord annual notional increment benefit, as to on 01.01.2022. 5. Learned Standing Counsel on the other hand submits that the issue whether the writ petitioner is entitled to the same in view of the judgment by the Hon'ble Apex Court in Director, (Administration and H.R.) KPTCL and others v. C.P. Mundinamani and others passed in Civil Appeal No. 2471 of 2023 decided on 11th April 2023, which has been followed in other judgments, needs examination at the first instance by the Superintendent of Police, Kasganj, Respondent No.5. 6. Considering the submissions so made across the Bar, the writ petition stands disposed of directing the writ petitioner to prefer a comprehensive representation along with self attested copy of the writ petition and the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Atipriya Gautam, Saundraya Giri, Sr. Advocate Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Yogendra Singh Chauhan .....Petitioner(s) The State Of U.P. And 7 Others .....Respondent(s) certified copy of the order before Respondent no.5/ Superintendent of Police, Kasganj by 31.10.2025, who on the said motion shall proceed to consider and decide the claim of the writ petitioner strictly in accordance with law within a period of two months thereafter. 7. In case the Respondent no.5 finds that the claim of the petitioner is to be decided by some other authority, the papers relating to the claim shall be transmitted to that authority after due intimation to the petitioner. October 13, 2025 N.S.Rathour WRIA No. 15341 of 2025 2 (Vikas Budhwar,J.) Digitally signed by :- NIPENDRA SINGH RATHOUR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad