Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:67711 Court No. - 7 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 5714 of 2025 Petitioner :- Naresh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rajesh Kumar,Ram Krishna Patel 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: "(i). Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.3 to decide the appeal / application dated 12.09.2022 pending before him related to inter-se-seniority of the petitioner (Annexure No.3)." 3. It is submitted by learned counsel for petitioner that against the order of seniority, petitioner has filed an appeal before respondent no.3 in the year 2022, however till date, no order has been passed. 4. Learned Standing Counsel submits that appeal 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-Joint Director, Secondary Education, Meerut Region, Meerut shall decide the appeal filed by petitioner within a period of two months from the date of production of a certified copy of the order, after giving opportunity of hearing to all the concerned parties. 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 :- 30.4.2025 D. Tamang Digitally signed by :- DHIRENDRA TAMANG High Court of Judicature at Allahabad