Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:65918 Court No. - 7 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 2186 of 2025 Petitioner :- Manoj Kumar Yadav Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Kranti Kumar Yadav,Rajesh Yadav,Vinay Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Vikram D. Chauhan,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. The present writ petition is filed with the following prayer: "A. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.3/Principal, Shriram Janki Dinkar, Inter College, Jamalpur, Jaunpur, U.P. to permit the petitioner to discharge his duty on the post of peon and further pay the entire arrears with 18% interest since January, 2020 and also pay regular salary to the petitioner." 3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is not being permitted to discharge his duties as peon in the institution. 4. Learned Standing Counsel on instructions submits that as per information received from Principal of the institution, petitioner is not discharging his duties since, February, 2019. 5. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he may be permitted to file an application before the respondent no.3- Principal for joining his duties and a direction may be issued to decided the same, expeditiously. 6. Learned Standing Counsel has no objection to the same. 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, it is hereby directed that the petitioner may file an application before the respondent no.3-Principal of the Institution for redressal of his grievances within 15 days from today along with certified copy of this order. In the event, such an application is filed by petitioner before the respondent no.3 within the said period, the respondent no.3 shall consider and decide the same within one month thereafter. If the petitioner is found to be unauthorizedly absent from duty then the respondent no.3 would be at liberty to proceed, in accordance with law, including initiation of disciplinary action against the petitioner. 8. It is clarified that this Court has not decided the issue on merits and the authorities concerned shall independently apply its mind and pass order in accordance with law. 9. With the aforesaid observation/direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 29.4.2025 S.Prakash Digitally signed by :- SHASHI PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad