Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:63866 Court No. - 33 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 5720 of 2025 Petitioner :- Krishi Utpadan Mandi Samiti Respondent :- Mandi Director Rajya Krishi Utpadan Mandi Parishad Uttar Pradesh Lucknow And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Lakshmi Kant Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- Archit Mandhyan,C.S.C. Hon'ble Prakash Padia,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner, Sri Archit Mandhyan, learned counsel for respondent no.1 and 2 and Sri Mukesh Kumar, learned counsel for the respondent no. 4. 2. Learned counsel for respondent no. 1 raised a preliminary objection regarding maintainability of the writ petition as the statutory remedy of filing an appeal is available under Section 7(7) of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. 3. On the aforesaid, learned counsel for the petitioner prays for three weeks' time to file appeal with requisite deposit as required under the relevant provisions of the Act. Accordingly, a direction is issued that in case any such appeal is filed within three weeks from today, same may be decided expeditiously, preferably within a period of next six months ignoring the delay, if any. 4. Needless to say that in case the statutory appeal is not filed within the time, prescribed above, along with requisite deposit, it shall be open for the authorities concerned to proceed in accordance with law. 5.The writ petition stands disposed off. 6. No order as to costs. Order Date :- 25.4.2025 T.S. Digitally signed by :- TRIBHUWAN SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad