HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 13647 of 2025 Court No. - 4 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. 1. Heard Shri Amar Singh Yadav, learned counsel for petitioner and and Shri P.K. Srivastava, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel. 2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus to command the respondent to consider the claim of petitioner for promotion on the next higher post of Sub-Inspector as according to him many Head Constables of his batch have already been promoted as Sub-Inspector. 3. Learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel on the contrary submits that petitioner, in the first instance, should approach the authority concerned by making representation regarding his claim for promotion. According to learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel the competent authority in the matter is respondent No. 3. 4. In the given facts and circumstances this petition stands disposed of with direction to the petitioner to make representation before the competent authority, namely respondent No.3, in the matter within a period of four weeks from today and if he does so, the competent authority, namely respondent No. 3 will dispose of the representation of the petitioner in accordance with law within a period of further two months. September 18, 2025 Nadeem Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Amar Singh Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Ajit Kumar,J.) Sahab Lal Mishra .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- NADEEM AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad