Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:123900 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 10501 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shravan Kumar Gupta Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 9 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ramakant Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J. 1. Heard Mr. V.K.Singh, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Shri Ramakant Singh, learned counsel for petitioner and learned Standing Counsel. 2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution petitioner has prayed for writ of mandamus to command the competent authority to keep the petitioner promoted w.e.f. 22.11.2023 as according to him he was not relieved despite being promoted on a group B post on 22.11.2023 and finally came to be relieved on 9.6.2025. 3. It is contended that during in interregnum period another batch of group C employees came to be promoted vide order dated 20.11.2024 and in the event petitioner's position as a group B employee of his batch is not restored for the reason he has come to joined subsequently upon relieving order dated 09.06.2025, petitioner would definitely become junior to second batch who has been promoted on 20.11.2024. 4. It is contended that in the above regard petitioner has already raised his grievance before the competent authority which can be directed to be looked into and disposed of in accordance with law. 5. Learned Standing Counsel submits that competent authority in the matter is respondent No. 5 and in the event petitioner makes a fresh representation the can be directed to be disposed of in accordance with law. 6. In the given facts and circumstances this petition stands disposed of with direction to the petitioner to make fresh representation before the competent authority in the matter within a period of four weeks from today and if he does so, the competent authority, namely respondent No. 4 will dispose of the representation of the petitioner in accordance with law within a period of further two months weeks. Order Date :- 28.7.2025 Nadeem Digitally signed by :- NADEEM AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad