Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:38736 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 2716 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ashutosh Kumar Shukla Respondent :- State Of Uttar Pradesh Through Its Principal Secretary, Transport Department, Anubhag-3, Uttar Pradesh Counsel for Petitioner :- Kartikeya Saran,Srishti Gupta Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J. 1. Heard Shri Kartikeya Saran, learned counsel appearing for petitioner and learned Standing Counsel. 2. Learned Standing Counsel has obtained instructions in the matter which is taken on record. Copy whereof is also supplied to learned counsel for petitioner. 3. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus commanding the competent respondent in the matter to accord promotion to the petitioner with effect from 06.06.2023 when juniors to the petitioner came to be promoted as Senior Assistant Regional Transport Officer in a higher grade which is a senior time scale of Rs. 6600/- with all consequential benefits. 4. It is submitted by learned counsel for petitioner that there was no departmental enquiry pending against petitioner and even vigilance enquiry that was initiated against the petitioner came to a close later as petitioner could not be indicted in the same. 5. Learned Standing Counsel submits that as per the instructions obtained the petitioner's case is now being considered for promotion with effect from the date his juniors were promoted. Recommendation has also been made to the State Government and now the State Government will do the needful in the matter of constituting the departmental selection committee and accordingly necessary orders would be passed. Paragraph-7 of the instructions are reproduced hereunder: "7. इस समबनध मम शश आशशततष कश ममर शशकलम, सहमयक ससभमगशय पररवहन अधधकमरश, ददवररयम कद ववरद सतकर तम ववभमग कक पचधलत खशलश सतकर तम जजच कत सममप कर वदयद जमनद कद दवषगत शश शशकलम कक पदतनवत वकयद जमनद पर ववचमर वकयद जमनद हदतश शमसन दमरम यह मत सससर वकयम गयम हह वक चचसवक शश शशकलम कम चयन पद सवहत आससवगत रखम गयम हह। अतएव उनकक पदतनवत कद ससबसध मम कमयरवमहश ववभमगशय चयन सवमवत कक बहठक कद ममधयम सद कक जमनश हतगश। इस ससबसध मम पररवहन आयशक, उ०प० कद पत वदनमसक 26.11.2024 दमरम चयन वषर 2022-23, 2023-24 एवस 2024-25 मम सहमयक ससभमगशय पररवहन अधधकमरश ( वररष वदतनममन) कद ररक पदद पर चयन/ पदतनवत कम पसतमव शमसन कत पदवषत वकयम गयम हह धजस पर शमसन सतर पर ववभमगशय चयन सवमवत कद ममधयम सद पदतनवत कक कमयरवमहश कक जमनश हह। अतत शश आशशततष कश ममर शशकलम, सहमयक ससभमगशय पररवहन अधधकमरश, ददवररयम कक पदतनवत कद ससबसध मम ततसमय हश वनयममनशसमर ववचमर वकयम जमयदगम।" 6. In view of the above, this petition stands disposed of with the direction to the State Government to do the needful in the matter, as expeditiously as possible, positively within a period of two months from the presentation of certified copy of this order. Needless to add that the petitioner would be accorded all service benefits as promotional pay-scale/ promotional post with effect from the date his juniors have been promoted. Order Date :- 18.3.2025 Nadeem Digitally signed by :- IRFAN UDDIN SIDDIKI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad