HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 14878 of 2025 Court No. - 34 HON'BLE VIKAS BUDHWAR, J. 1. Heard Sri Onkar Nath, learned counsel for the writ petitioner and Sri Vijay Lal, learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. The case of the writ petitioner is that he is presently posted as Deputy Director Electrical Safety, U.P. Govt. Grade I in pay-scale of Rs.8700/- and he seeks claim for promotion on the post of Joint Director. According to the writ petitioner, he is fully eligible and qualified in all respects and his case ought to have been considered as Departmental Promotion Committee and according to him, though he finds place at Sl. No.5 in the seniority list, but his incumbent who is at Sl. No.14 in the seniority list has been accorded promotion. 3. Prayer in the present writ petition is for a direction to the respondents to consider the selection the promotion of the writ petitioner for the Selection Year 2024-25 and 2025-26 in view of the Government Orders issued from time to time dated 02.07.2025 and 3.09.2025 on the post of Joint Director. 4. Sri Vijay Lal learned Standing Counsel on the other hand submits that a conscious decision is to be taken by the competent authority, particularly, in view of the fact that that the suitability, eligibility, seniority position of the petitioner as well as vacancy are to be considered in that regard. 5. Considering the submissions so made across the Bar and without going into merits of the matter, 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.2, Addl. Chief Secretary Energy Secretariat, U.P. at Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Onkar Nath Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Mithlesh Kumar .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Lucknow by 31.10.2025, who on the said motion shall proceed to consider the claim of the writ petitioner strictly in accordance with law bearing in mind the the suitability, eligibility, seniority position, applicability of the rule, fitment of the petitioner as per Rules and vacancy. 6. Needless to point out that in the writ petition, the writ petitioner has claimed benefit on the allegation that his claim finds place at Sl. no.5, whereas the incumbent who is at Sl. no.14 has been accorded promotion, thus the said aspect is to be taken into account. 7. It is provided that the said exercise is to be taken within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of the order. October 13, 2025 N.S.Rathour WRIA No. 14878 of 2025 2 (Vikas Budhwar,J.) Digitally signed by :- NIPENDRA SINGH RATHOUR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad