HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 6109 of 2025 Court No. - 17 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Shri Nikhil Kumar, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Sandeep Srivastava, the learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. By means of the instant petition, the petitioner has sought issuance of a direction to the U.P. State Public Services Tribunal 1976 for expeditious disposal of Claim Petition No.CP0438 of 2023 which is pending since 24.02.2023. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is an old person aged 56 years, who is facing the evening of his life. 4. It is a matter of common knowledge that almost all the Courts and Tribunals in the State are facing with the problem of huge vacancies in Judicial positions. In Matter Under Article 227 No.5904 of 2025, this Court has called upon the State to explain what steps are being taken for filling up vacancies in the Tribunal. 5. Presently, only one Division Bench is functioning in the Tribunal. Numerous older matters are pending adjudication before the Tribunal. 6. In these circumstances, no direction can be issued for expeditious disposal of the Claim Petition filed by the petitioner in the year 2023. 7. Accordingly, the instant petition is dismissed. October 14, 2025 -Amit K- Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Nikhil Kumar, Adarsh Singh, Anvita Rai Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Kamla Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Public Service Tribunal,Lucknow Thru. Chairperson And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- AMIT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench