Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:14178 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 616 of 2025 Petitioner :- Smt. Shanti Devi Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Braj Mohan Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Harshit Pandey Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot,J. Heard Shri Braj Mohan Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent No.1-State and Shri Syed Shanawar, learned counsel holding brief of Shri Harshit Pandey, learned counsel for the respondent No.2. The husband of the petitioner was serving as safai karmchari in the Kanpur Nagar Nigam, Kanpur Nagar. She claims that she is entitled to the benefit of Assured Career Progression of the deceased-husband. She has made a representation in this regard but to no avail. Learned Standing Counsel for the respondent No.1-State and Shri Syed Shanawar, learned counsel holding brief of Shri Harshit Pandey, learned counsel for the respondent No.2 submit that the matter requires determination of facts by the competent authority as per law in the first instance. However, they fairly contend that the claim of the petitioner is liable to be decided by the competent authority in a reasonable time frame. In light of the aforesaid submissions and without going into the merits of the case, the respondent No.2-Nagar Ayukta, Nagar Nigam Kanpur Nagar shall decide the representation of the petitioner regarding grant of Assured Career Progression as per law within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order along with a fresh copy of the representation. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is finally disposed of. Order Date :- 31.1.2025 Ashish Tripathi Digitally signed by :- ASHISH NAYAN TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- ASHISH NAYAN TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad