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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:66152 Court No. - 7 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 3852 of 2025 Petitioner :- Gayatri Pundir Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Vinod Kumar Singh 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:
"I. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.2 to promote the petitioner to the post of Assistant Clerk. II. or in the alternative, issue a writ, order or direction of suitable nature directing the respondent no.2 to consider the claim of promotion of the petitioner to the post of Assistant Clerk."
3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is claiming promotion on the post of Assistant Clerk and at present is working on class-IV post (Mali). Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is entitled to promotion. The promotional aspect of the petitioner may be considered at the first instance by the respondent no.3 so that recommendations may be sent. In this respect, petitioner has made a representation dated 25.02.2025, however, till date no order has been passed. The direction may be issued for expeditious disposal of the same.
4. Learned Standing Counsel submits that claim of petitioner would be decided in a time bound manner.
5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.3- Committee of Management, to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner for promotion on the post of Assistant Clerk in the Institution, in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of certified copy of this order. In the event, recommendations are sent by the respondent no.3 for
promotion of petitioner to the respondent no.2-District Inspector of Schools, Saharanpur, the respondent no.2 and other authorities shall process the same within a further period of two months.
6. 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. Order Date :- 29.4.2025 S.Prakash Digitally signed by :- SHASHI PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad