HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 12246 of 2025 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. Mr. Satyanshu Ojha, learned counsel has filed vakalatnama on behalf of respondent nos. 2 to 4, which is taken on record. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he may be permitted to correct the name of district 'Faizabad' as "Ayodhya" in the description of the respondents of the writ petition. Learned counsel for the respondents have no objection to the submission aforesaid. In view of the above, learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to make aforesaid correction in the description of the respondents, during course of the day. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State, Mr. Satyanshu Ojha, learned counsel for the respondent nos.2 to 4. Instant petition has been filed with the following main prayer:- "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus thereby commanding the opposite parties to pay the current amount of minimum pay scale fixed by the 7th Pay Commission in each and every month and pay the arrears of the same right from 20 December, 2016 as contained in Annexure No. 1 to this writ petition to the petitioners as possible or within any stipulated time as this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper in the interest of justice." Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Vijay Prakash Srivastava, Rajesh Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Prashant Kumar Singh, Satyanshu Ojha Gajraj And 4 Others .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Deptt. Agriculture Education And Research Lko. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner is working in the respondent Department since long back and he is getting minimum pay scale as per the recommendation of Sixth Pay Commission and in the respondent department, the Seventh Pay Commission is applicable. He submitted that he has given a representation on 26.12.2025 before the respondent no.3 which is still pending consideration. 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 26.12.2025 pending consideration within stipulated period of time as may be fixed by this Court. Learned counsel for the respondents have no objection to the submission aforesaid. Be that as it may, without entering into merits of the case, the respondent no.3/Vice Chancellor, Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, District Ayodhya is directed to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner dated 26.12.2025, in accordance with law, within a period of two months, from the date of production of certified copy of this order before him. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is disposed of. October 16, 2025 Ram Murti WRIA No. 12246 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAM MURTI YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench