HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 6153 of 2023 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Rajesh Tiwari, learned counsel appearing for the respondent nos. 2 to 4. Notice to the respondent no. 5 is hereby dispensed with. The present writ petition has been filed with following prayers:- "i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned office dated 06.07.2023 issued by the Opposite Party No. 4 thereby promoting the Opposite Party No. 5 on the post of Assistant Registrar as contained in Annexure No. 1 to the writ petition. ii. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the Opposite Parties to consider the case of the petitioner to the post of Assistant Registrar and promote him accordingly on the said post with all consequential benefits. iii. Issue any other writ order of direction, as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. iv. Allow the writ petition with costs." The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner by way of the present petition has challenged the impugned office order dated 06.07.2023 by virtue of which the respondent no. 5 was promoted on the post of Assistant Registrar, whereas, at the subsequent stage, the respondent no. 5 has taken Voluntary Retirement Scheme(VRS) on 14.10.2025. He Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Alok Kumar Pandey, Vinod Kumar Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Asit Srivastava, Rajesh Tewari Ram Kumar Gupta .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India Thru. Secy Deptt. Of Higher Edu. Ministry Of Human Resource Dev. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) submitted that now the prayer no. (i) has become infructous, therefore, the same maybe struck of. He submits that now he is pressing the prayer no. (ii) that since the post of Assistant Registrar has become vacated because VRS granted to respondent no. 5 on 14.10.2025, therefore, the petitioner being entitled for his promotion may be considered on the said post, within time fixed by this Court. Mr. Rajesh Tiwari, learned counsel appearing for contesting respondent nos. 2 to 4 has no objection to the contentions aforesaid. In view of the aforesaid submissions of the parties, the respondent no. 3/Vice-Chancellor, Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, is directed to consider the claim of the petitioner for promotion on the post of Assistant Registrar, within period of four weeks, in accordance with law. The writ petition is disposed of in-terms of the aforesaid observations December 18, 2025 Mayank WRIA No. 6153 of 2023 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- MAYANK PRATAP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench