HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 12447 of 2025 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State, learned counsel for the respondent nos. 2 and 3 and perused the material on record. Instant petition has been filed with the following prayer:- "i) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of MANDAMUS thereby commanding the opposite parties to consider the candidature of petitioner for promotion from the post of Accountant to the post of Accounts Officer w.e.f. when he became eligible and thereafter another higher post." Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that juniors to the petitioner have been promoted in the year 2023 on the post of Account Officer from the post of Accountant and the petitioner has been deprived of his promotion. He submits that the interest of justice would be subserved if this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to direct the respondent no.3 to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner dated 26.5.2025 within stipulated period of time as may be fixed by this Court. Learned counsel for the State has no objection to the submission aforesaid. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Alok Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Vaibhav Mishra Ved Pal Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Forest Deptt. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Be that as it may, without entering into merits of the case, the respondent no.3/Managing Director, U.P. Forest Corporation, Lucknow is directed to decide the representation dated 26.5.2025, in accordance with law, within a period of two month from the date of production of certified copy of this order before him. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is disposed of. October 17, 2025 Ram Murti WRIA No. 12447 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAM MURTI YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench