HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 8047 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, Sri Aditya Mohan, learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2 and perused the record. Instant writ petition has been filed with the following reliefs :- i)Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding or directing the opposite party no.2 for the period 29.10.2022 to 05.05.2024 (555 days) to release the due salary for those period, within some stipulated time frame. ii) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite party to also pay interest on the delayed payment at the rate of 10% p.a. to the petitioner within stipulated time frame." Contention put forth by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the salary of the petitioner started from 29-10-2022 to 05-05- 2024(555 days) alongwith interest, has not been paid, though he has represented the opposite party no. 2 in the year, 2024, which is pending consideration. After arguing at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the interest of justice would be sub-served if this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to give liberty to the petitioner to move a fresh representation before the opposite party no. 2/Managing Director, U.P. Jal Nigam,Lucknow and the opposite party no. 2 may be directed to consider and decide the same within Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ajay Kishor Pandey, Tanveer Ahmad Lari Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Aditya Mohan, Samir Om Peeyush Pankaj .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. Namami Gange And Rural Water Supply Deptt. Lko. And Another .....Respondent(s) the stipulated period of time, as may be fixed by this court. Learned counsel appearing for the opposite parties have no objection to the aforesaid contentions. Be that as it may, without entering into the merits of the case,the petitioner is given liberty to move a fresh representation, while raising all his claims and grounds before the opposite party no. 4/ Managing Director, U.P. Jal Nigam,Lucknow, within a period of 15 days form today and if such representation is moved within aforesaid period, the opposite party no. 2 is directed to consider and decide the same within further period of six weeks; in accordance with law. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is hereby disposed of. October 28, 2025 AKS WRIA No. 8047 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANUJ KRISHNA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench