Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:75399 Court No. - 7 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 6329 of 2025 Petitioner :- Anand Prakash Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Aishwarya Kumar Singh,Rajesh Kumar Singh,Utkarsh Kumar 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 present writ petition is filed with the following prayer: "i. To issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to consider the Case of petitioner with regard to grant promotion on the post of lecturer in Sanskrit subject under the provision of Rule 10 read with Rule 14 of the U.P. Secondary Education Service Selection Board Rules, 1998, within specific time in interest of justice in accordance with law, and in the interest of justice." 3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that papers with regard to promotion of petitioner to the post of Lecturer (Sanskrit) in the institution, in question, is pending consideration before the respondent no. 5 after recommendation of Committee of Management and till date no order is passed. 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 claim of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Lecturer (Sanskrit) pending before respondent No.5 - District Inspector of Schools, Varanasi, be decided expeditiously preferably within a period of two months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order after giving opportunity of hearing to all the effected 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 :- 9.5.2025 S.Prakash Digitally signed by :- SHASHI PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad