Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:43707 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 3823 of 2025 Petitioner :- Anil Kumar Singh Tomar And 2 Others Respondent :- State Of Up And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Archana Singh,Bramh Narayan Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J. 1. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution petitioner has prayed for following substantial reliefs: "A. a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, commanding the respondents to pay the petitioners the arrears of about four years till date for the Time Pay Scale, 1st Promotional Pay Scale and 2nd Assured Career Progression along with penal interest admissible in law." 2. It transpires from the record that in the above regard petitioners have approached the authority concerned by making representation dated 20.08.2024, copy whereof has been brought on record as annexure No. 3 to the petition. It further transpires that letter has been written by the respondent No. 5 Divisional Forest Officer/ North Khiri Forest Division/ Deputy Director (Buffer Zone), Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Lakhimpur Khiri to the Director, Finance Office of the Chief Conservator of Forest and Head of Department, U.P. Luckow on 26.06.2024 to get the time barred claim to be pre- audited so that arrears can be paid to the retired Regional Forest Officers. Petitioners are admittedly retired Regional Forest Officer. 3. In the given facts and circumstances, Chief Conservator of Forest and Head of Department, U.P. Luckow is directed to consider and dispose of such matters of time barred claim as per letter written by the respondent No. 5 in accordance with law within a maximum period of two months from the production of certified copy of this order along with representation to be made by petitioners within a period of four weeks from today. 4. The petition thus, stands disposed of accordingly. Order Date :- 26.3.2025 Nadeem Digitally signed by :- NADEEM AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad