Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:81467 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 6766 of 2025 Petitioner :- Praveen Kumar Singh And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Raj Kumar Prajapati Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioners and learned Standing Counsel. 2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution petitioners have prayed for following reliefs: "i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of the mandamus commanding and directing the Competent Respondent Authority to pay the arrears of leave salary for the period admissible during the training period of Sub-Inspector (Civil) Police and Platoon Commanders with allowances in addition to stipend to the petitioners along with the interest @ 12 P.A. in the light of the G.O. dated 16.09.1965, circular bearing No. Paanch III (VR) 79 dated 03.11.1979 issued by the Deputy Inspector General of Police (Headquarters) Allahabad and the judgment/ order dated 08.09.2021 passed in Special Appeal No. 169 of 2020 (Alok Kumar Singh and 5 others vs. State of U.P. and 7 others)." 3. It is contended that in identical set of facts writ petition of identically situated employees being Writ A No. 5867 of 2023 has come to be disposed of directing consideration of the claim of the petitioners in the light of the judgment dated 08.09.2021 passed in Special Appeal No. 169 of 2020 and in the light of the Government Order/ Circular dated 16.09.1965 followed by Circular dated 03.11.1979 regarding grant of leave salary. 4. Learned Standing Counsel submits that petitioners may be directed to approach the competent authority in the above regard. It is further submitted that the competent authority in the matter is respondent No. 4. 5. In view of the above, this petition stands disposed of with the direction to the petitioners to raise the grievance regarding entitlement of the leave salary as per the observations made above and in the light of the authority referred to above within a period of four weeks from today and in the event petitioners make a representation within a period of four weeks from today, the same shall be considered and disposed of in accordance with law within a further period of two months. Order Date :- 16.5.2025 Nadeem Digitally signed by :- NADEEM AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad