HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 13554 of 2025 Court No. - 4 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. By means of present petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus commanding concerned respondent to grant promotion to the petitioner from the post of Constable/GD to Head constable in the Central Reserved Police Force. A preliminary objection is sought to be raised by learned counsel for the respondent Sri Ravi Prakash Singh as to the maintainability of this petition on the ground of territorial jurisdiction. It is contented on behalf of the respondent that petitioner is currently posted at Manipur and seeking promotion by the competent authority, which would be respondent. 3. It is further contended that petitioner was initially posted at State of Bihar and continued to remain in the cadre of Bihar . Learned counsel for the petitioner could not dispute that petitioner is currently posted at Manipur and never been posted in district Uttar Pradesh. In view of above, I find merit in the submission advanced by learned counsel for the respondent . Accordingly, I decline to grant indulgence in the matter. However, liberty rests with the petitioner to apply before the before competent High Court having territorial jurisdiction in the matter. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Vinay Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Ravi Prakash Singh Sahi Ram .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Petition thus consigned to record with aforesaid liberty. September 10, 2025 Sanjeev WRIA No. 13554 of 2025 2 (Ajit Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- SANJEEV RANJAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad