Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:65246 Court No. - 7 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 5473 of 2025 Petitioner :- Smt. Suman Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Babhru Vahan 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 writ petition is filed with the following prayer: "1. issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, commanding and directing the Deputy Director of Education (Secondary), Azamgarh Region, Azamgarh (respondent no.2) and District Inspector of Schools, Azamgarh (respondent no.3) to sanction the gratuity of the petitioner for the period of 20.01.1991 to 06.06.2002 alongwith admissible interest on delayed payment from due date till actual payment is made, within stipulated period as may be fixed by this Hon'ble Court. 2. issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, commanding and directing the respondents to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner dated 29.10.2024 (Annexure No.3 to this writ petition), within stipulated period of time as fixed by this Hon'ble Court." 3. It is submitted by learned counsel for petitioner that petitioner has retired from the post of Assistant Teacher in Government Girls Inter College, Saraimir, Azamgarh. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that claim for gratuity for the period 20.1.1991 to 6.6.2002 along with delayed payment, and interest is pending before respondent no.3. In this respect, petitioner has filed representation dated 29.10.2024, however till date, no order has been passed. 4. Learned Standing Counsel submits that representation of the petitioner would be decided in a time bound manner. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, it is hereby provided that the respondent no.3-District Inspector of Schools, Azamgarh, shall decide the representation dated 29.10.2024 filed by the petitioner in accordance with law, preferably within a period of two months from the date of production of a certified copy of the 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 :- 28.4.2025 D. Tamang Digitally signed by :- DHIRENDRA TAMANG High Court of Judicature at Allahabad