HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 14877 of 2025 Court No. - 34 HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J. 1. Heard Sri Rishabh Kumar Srivastava (Enrollment No. UP13931/23) holding brief of Sri Shivaji Maurya, learned counsel for the writ petitioner and Sri Vijay Lal, learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. The writ petitioner claims himself to be appointed as Class-IV employee in the Forest Department since 2003. The claim of the writ petitioner is that he is not being paid the minimum of the pay-scale. Learned counsel for the writ petitioner submits that similarly situated incumbents had approached this Court in Writ-A no.9383 of 2023, Vijay Kumar Srivastava vs. State of U.P., wherein they were accorded benefits. 3. Prayer in the present writ petition is for commanding the respondents to pay the minimum pay-scale to the writ petitioner. 4. Learned Standing Counsel on the other hand submits that in case, the writ petitioner approaches Respondent no.4, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), District Kannauj, then his claim shall be considered. 5. 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 certified copy of the order before Respondent no.4/ Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), District Kannauj by 28.10.2025, who on the said motion shall proceed to consider and decide the claim of the writ petitioner strictly in Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Shivaji Maurya Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Durga Prasad .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) accordance with law within a period of two months thereafter. October 13, 2025 N.S.Rathour WRIA No. 14877 of 2025 2 (Vikas Budhwar,J.) Digitally signed by :- NIPENDRA SINGH RATHOUR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad