Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:124021 Court No. - 32 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 9964 of 2025 Petitioner :- Dr Krishna Murari Sachdev And 6 Others Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Gautam Baghel 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 of direction in the nature of mandamus directing and commanding the respondent no.2 to release the petitioners' gratuity as has been sought by them through their representations (Anex. Nos. 10 to 15) within stipulated period. ii. issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing and commanding the respondent no.2 to release the petitioners' gratuity along with 6% interest." 2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioners without entering into merits of the case, made an innocuous prayer that the petitioners may be permitted to file a fresh representation before respondent no.2 and a direction may be issued to him to decide the same in time bound manner. 3. Learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State- respondents vehemently opposed the writ petition on merits, but has not opposed the innocuous prayer as made by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners. 4. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners, Sri Ashish Kumar Dubey, learned Standing Counsel appeared on advance accepted notice on behalf of the State-respondents, perused the contents made in the writ petition and the documents on record. 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 petitioners as no objection made on behalf of learned Standing counsel appearing on behalf of State-respondents. Petitioners are directed to file a fresh representation along with present writ petition as well as certified copy of this order before respondent no.2, Director of Higher Education, U.P. at Prayagraj within 10 days from the date of production of certified copy of this order. After receiving the said representation, respondent no.2 is directed to decide the said representation in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receiving of the said representation. 6. With the aforesaid directions/observations, the present writ petition is disposed of. . (Chandra Dhari Singh, J.) Order Date :- 28.7.2025 Atul Digitally signed by :- ATUL KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad