Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7314 of 2025 Petitioner :- Baijnath Saroj Respondent :- The State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Anura Singh,Atipriya Gautam,Divya Jyoti,Sr. Advocate Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J. 1. Heard Sri Vijay Gautam, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Ms. Anura Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel. 2. Petitioner, who is presently posted as Constable in Civil Police at district- Kaushambi is claiming third promotional pay scale benefit/ grade pay and consequential fixation of his pay in terms of the recommendation of 7th Pay Commission for having completed 26 years of service. 3. It is argued on behalf of the petitioner that as per the rules an employee who completes 26 years of service becomes entitled to the benefits under Assured Career Progression Scheme for the third time known as IIIrd A.C.P. 4. In support of the above argument learned counsel for the petitioner has relied upon Government Order dated 21.07.2011, whereunder, services rendered by the petitioner during training period is also liable to be taken into account towards qualifying service for ACP benefit to which an employee would be entitled as per the guidelines and Government Order. The Government order has issued on 21.07.2011 is reproduced hereunder: उत्तर प्रददेश गगृह पपुललिस अनपुभभाग-2 ससंख्यभा-ररट-1634/6-9-2-11-1600 (5)/2011 लिखनऊ ददनभासंक-21 जपुलिभाई, 2011 कभायभार्यालिय ग्यभाप प्रददेश कदे पपुललिस बलि कदे आरककशययों कदे प्रदशकशण ककी अवलधि कको उनककी सदेवभा मम जकोड़नदे एवसं तदनपुसभार उन्हम स्तरकोन्नयन (ए०ससी०पसी०) अनपुमन्य दकयदे जभानदे हदेतपु कमर्याचभाररययों दभारभा अनदेक ररट यभादचकभायम मभाननसीय उच्च न्यभायभालिय मम यकोलजत ककी गयसी हहै। कपु छ ररट यभादचकभाओसं मम मभाननसीय उच्च न्यभायभालिय दभारभा दनणर्याय पभाररत दकयदे गयदे हहै तथभा कपु छ अवमभाननभा यभादचकभायम भसी दभालखलि ककी गयभा हहै। उक्त कस्थदत कको दृदष्टिगत रखतदे हहए सम्यक दवचकोपरभान्त महभामदहम शसी रभाज्यपभालि ददनभासंक 8.6.1998 सदे पपूवर्या एवसं ददनभासंक 17.09.2002 सदे 02.12.2009 ककी अवलधि मम प्रदशकशण पभायदे आरककशययों ककी प्रदशकशण अवलधि कको उनकदे सदेवभाकभालि मम जकोड़नदे एवसं तदनपुसभार उन्हम स्तरकोन्नयन, (ए०ससी०पसी०) अनपुमन्य दकयदे जभानदे हदेतपु इस प्रदतबन्धि कदे अधिसीन स्वसीकगृ दत प्रदभान हहै दक उक्त सपुदवधिभाओसं अदतररक्त अन्य दकससी प्रकभार ककी सपुदवधिभा जको उन्हम अब तक अनपुमन्य नहहीं हहै , प्रदभान नहहीं ककी जभायदेगसी। 2. यह आददेश दवत्त (व्यय दनयसंत्रण) अनपुभभाग-12 ककी अशभासककीय पत्र ससंख्यभा -ई-12- 1727/दस-2011 ददनभासंक 21 जपुलिभाई, 2011 मम प्रभाप्त उनककी सहमदत सदे जभारसी दकयदे जभा रहदे हह। कपुसं वर फतदेह बहभादपुर प्रमपुख सदचव, गगृह" 5. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that in the above regard, he has already approached the authority competent in the matter vide representation dated 05.03.2025 copy whereof has been brought on record as Annexure No. 6 to the writ petition. 6. Learned Standing Counsel submits that the matter can be directed to be considered by the authority concerned. 7. In view of the above, this petition stands disposed of with a direction to the competent authority to look into and consider the grievance of the petitioner as raised in his representation dated 05.03.2025 and decide the same within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. 8. Needless to add that the order to be passed by the competent authority, as directed herein above, shall be reasoned and speaking one. Order Date :- 23.5.2025 Deepika Digitally signed by :- DEEPIKA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- DEEPIKA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad