Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:61812 Court No. - 7 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 18427 of 2021 Petitioner :- Om Narayan And 6 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Shantanu Khare,Sr. Advocate Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Vikram D. Chauhan,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-State. 2. The present writ petition has been filed with the following prayers :- "(a) a writ, order or direction of a suitable nature commanding the respondents to treat the petitioners as covered by the Old Pension Scheme and to extend all benefits thereof including allotment of GPF Account No. and regular deductions from the monthly salary of the petitioners towards their contribution to such GPF Account; (b) a writ, order or direction of a suitable nature restraining the respondents from treating the petitioners as covered by the Newly defined Contributory Pension Scheme; (c) a writ, order or direction of a suitable nature commanding the respondents to forthwith extend all benefits under Old Pension Scheme to the petitioners." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the advertisement for the post of Lecturer in the Government Inter College was issued in the year 2003 and thereafter the petitioners have been appointed on various dates as has been given in paragraph no. 7 of the writ petition. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that petitioners are entitled to the benefit of Old Pension Scheme as per the Government Order dated 28.6.2024. 4. Learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-State after examining the matter submits that in the present matter Government Order dated 28.6.2024 is applicable and as such direction may be issued to the authorities concerned for decision. 5. In view of the aforesaid, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent no. 3 to consider the claim of the petitioners for grant of Old Pension Scheme in pursuance to the Government Order dated 28.6.2024. The petitioners shall file fresh representation along with a copy of the Government Order dated 28.6.2024 to respondent no. 3 within a period of 15 days from today and respondent no. 3 shall pass appropriate order within a period of two months thereafter. Order Date :- 23.4.2025 VMA Digitally signed by :- VISHWA MOHAN ARORA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad