Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:55451 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 4798 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ajay Kumar Respondent :- The State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Akhilesh Kumar Tripathi,Ambuj Maurya,Atipriya Gautam,Sr. Advocate Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J. 1. Heard Sri Vijay Gautam, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Ms. Atipriya Gautam, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents. 2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, the petitioner has prayed for following reliefs: "a. Issue, a writ, order or direction, in the nature of mandamus, directing the Respondent Authorities, to pay the Second Promotional Grade/Assured Career Progression (ACP), Pay Scale of Sub-Inspector (Grade Pay of Rs.4200/-) (after calculating the training period) and treating the petitioner continuity in his services, since his initial date of appointment, on account of completion of 16 years services and also to pay the increments and benefits of 7th Pay Commission (Revised Pay Scale) along with arrears, in view of the relevant Government Orders dated 17.02.2022, 21.01.2016, 26.08.2015, 03.03.2015, 05.11.2014, 17.03.2012, 21.07.2011 and 13.04.2020 with all consequential benefits. b. Issue, a writ, order or direction, in the nature of mandamus, directing the Respondent Authorities, to consider the grievances of the petitioner, and to pass appropriate orders with regard to granting Second Promotional Grade/Assured Career Progression (ACP), Pay Scale of Sub-Inspector (Grade Pay of Rs.4200/-) (after calculating the training period) and treating the petitioner continuity in his services, since his initial date of appointment, on account of completion of 16 years services and also to pay the increments and benefits of 7th Pay Commission (Revised Pay Scale) along with arrears, in view of the relevant Government Orders dated 17.02.2022, 21.01.2016, 26.08.2015, 03.03.2015, 05.11.2014, 17.03.2012, 21.07.2011 and 13.04.2020 with all consequential benefits." 3. It is argued by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner, who is constable in the civil police, was appointed in the year 2005-06 but all such appointments were cancelled and cancellation order became subject matter of challenge before this Court and then in appeal before the Supreme Court. After the appointments were upheld petitioner was reinstated like other constables and Government issued a government order dated 17th February, 2022, wherein vide Clause 3(1) it provided that period during which appointment of such employees remained cancelled would count towards their continuity in service, seniority and other service benefits like pay fixation, pay revision and also post retirement dues. Clause 3(1) of the Government order dated 17th February, 2022 is reproduced hereunder: “ 3-(1) वरर 2005-06 मम आरकक्षी नना०पपु०/आरकक्षी पक्षीएसक्षी/ररेडडिययों अनपुरकण अधधिकनारक्षी सहनायक पनाररचनालक कमरशनालना कमरचनारक्षी पपुधलस ररेडडिययो डवभनाग ककी भरर्ती कयो शनासननादरेश डदननानांक 09.2007 दनारना सरेवना मम बरनारस्र डकयरे गयरे रथना शनासननादरेश डदननानांक 26.05.2009 दनारना सरेवना मम पपुननः धलयरे गयरे कडमरययों ककी सरेवना सरे पपृथक रहनरे ककी अवधधि कयो सरेवना मम डनरन्रररना मनानररे हहयरे असनाधिरण अवकनाश स्वक्षीकपृ र कर डवडनयडमर डकयना जनायरेगना , डकन्रपु मना० उच्चरम न्यनायनालय करे "कनाम नहहीं रयो वरेरन नहहीं” करे धसदनान्र करे अनपुसनार इस डवडनयडमर अवधधि करे वरेरन एवनां भतरे दरेय नहहीं हयोगरे, डकन्रपु वरर 2006 सरे सरेवना कयो डनरन्रर मनानररे हहयरे पमशन, उपनादन, वनाडररक वरेरन वपृडद रथना पदयोन्नडर कना लनाश व ए०सक्षी०पक्षी० कना लनाभ अनपुमन्य हयोगना एवनां उक्त करे अडरररक्त ऐसरे आरकक्षी , जयो प्रडशकण पपूणर करनरे सरे पहलरे हक्षी बरनारस्र हयो गयरे रथना अन्हयोंनरे शनासननादरेश डदननानांक 26.05.2009 दनारना बहनाल डकयरे जनानरे पर पपूरक प्रडशकण पपूणर करकरे डदननानांक 15.02.2010 कयो आरकक्षी पद पर प्रभनार धलयना हहै। ऐसरे सभक्षी आरडकययों कयो भक्षी प्रडशकण अवधधि कयो वरर 2005 रथना वरर 2006 प्रथम बहैच करे आरडकययों ककी भनानांडर प्रडशकण अवधधि डनधिनारररर करकरे इन यनाचक्षीगणयों कयो भक्षी वरर 2007-08, 2008-09 एवनां 2009-10 ककी वरेरन वपृडदयनानां कनाल्पडनक रूप सरे अनपुमन्य हयोगक्षी। "उपरयोक्त डनणरय करे वल वरर 2005-06 ककी पपुधलस भरर्ती प्रकरण ककी गनांभक्षीररना एवनां मना० सवर्वोच्च न्यनायनालय/मना० उच्च न्यनायनालय दनारना पनाररर आदरेशयों करे आलयोक मम धलयना जना रहना हहै। अरएव इसरे अन्य प्रकरणयों मम दृषनानांर नहहीं मनानना जनायरेगना” 4. It is submitted that in above regard petitioner has already represented the matter before the competent authority on 03.01.2025, a copy whereof has also been brought on record as Annexure-10 to the writ petition. 5. Learned Standing Counsel submits that the matter can be directed to be examined by the competent authority in the first instance. 6. In view of the above, this petition stands disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.- 4 to look into and consider the grievance of the petitioner in reference to the Government order dated 17th February, 2022 referred to hereinabove and dispose of same strictly in accordance with law within a period of two months' time from the date of production of certified copy of this order. 7. Needless to add that the order to be passed by the authority, shall be reasoned and speaking one. Order Date :- 16.4.2025 Deepika Digitally signed by :- DEEPIKA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad