Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:120377 Court No. - 32 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 10014 of 2025 Petitioner :- Vinod Kumar Respondent :- State Of Up And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Prabhash Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Chandra Dhari Singh,J. 1. The instant writ petition has been filed seeking the following main prayers:- "I. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent no.2 & 3 provide Old Pensionary Benefits (OPS) to the petitioner in light of the guidelines issued in G.O. No.20/2024/Sa-3- 276/X-2024/301(1)/2024 dated 28.06.2024 & G.O. No.20/2024/Sa-3-276/X- 2024/301(1)/2024, dated 11.07.2024. II. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent no.2 to 4 to consider the Form submitted by the petitioner choosing option for Old Pension Scheme in light of the guidelines issued in G.O. No.20/2024/Sa-3-276/X-2024/301(1)/2024 dated 28.06.2024 & G.O. No.20/2024/Sa-3-276/X-2024/301(1)/2024, dated 11.07.2024." 2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner without entering into merits of the case, made innocuous prayer that he may be permitted to file representation before respondent no.4 and a direction may be issued to him to decide the same in time bound manner. 3. Learned Standing counsel appearing on behalf of State- respondents vehemently opposed the writ petition on merit, but has not opposed the prayer as made by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner. 4. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Sri S.K. Mishra, learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State-respondents and perused the contents made in the writ petition. 5. Without entering into merits of the case, I am inclined to allow the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as no objection made on behalf of learned Standing counsel appearing on behalf of State-respondents. Learned counsel for the petitioner is hereby provided to file a representation along with present writ petition as well as certified copy of this order before respondent no.4, Regional Higher Education Officer, Baluganj, Agra within 10 days from today. After receiving the said representation, respondent no.4 is directed to decide the said representation in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receiving of the said representation. 6. With the aforesaid directions/observations, the present writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 22.7.2025 Radhika (Chandra Dhari Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- RADHIKA VISHWAKARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad