Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:65957 Court No. - 7 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 3836 of 2025 Petitioner :- Mohd. Seraz Ahmad Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sankalp Narain,Srivats Narain 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. to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent no.2 and 3 to forthwith ensure payment of month to month salary as well as arrears of salary with effect from 22.11.2023 to the petitioner with interest on the post of Officiating Principal in the institution in question. ii. to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent-District Inspector of Schools, Ghazipur to take an expeditious decision upon the representation preferred by the petitioner dated 18.1.2025 in respect of payment of salary on the post of Officiating Principal in the institution in question so that justice be done." 3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is working on the post of Officiating Principal since 21.11.2023 and the same has been approved on 19.01.2024, however, he is not being paid salary on the post of Officiating Principal including arrears thereof. In this respect, petitioner has made a representation dated 18.01.2025 before the respondent no.2-District Inspector of Schools, Ghazipur. 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, it is hereby directed that the representation dated 18.01.2025 pending before respondent no.2-District Inspector of Schools, Ghazipur, be decided expeditiously preferably within a period of two months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. 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. 7. 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