HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 14369 of 2025 Court No. - 52 HON'BLE MRS. MANJU RANI CHAUHAN, J. Heard Mr. Durga Shanker Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Yatindra, learned counsel for the respondent nos.2&3 and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. This writ petition has been filed inter-alia for the following reliefs:- "A. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of certiorari to quash the impugned order dated 16.10.2017 passed by District Basic Education Officer Shamli/respondent no.3, by which one increment of July 2018 of the petitioner permanently withheld. (Annexure no.2 to this writ petition). B. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.3 to add the withheld increment of July 2018 in salary of the petitioner and pay month to month salary to the petitioner including the arrears of increment. C. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.2/Secretary Basic Education Board, Prayagraj to consider and decide the representation dated 04.02.2025 of the petitioner within stipulated period as fixed by this Hon'ble Court. D. Issue any writ order or direction in the nature of any, which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. E. Award the cost of the petition to the petitioner." A preliminary objection has been raised by learned counsel for the respondent-BSA regarding maintainability of the present petition, on the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Durga Shanker Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Yatindra Harvindra Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) ground that the petitioner has already filed a statutory representation under Rule 5(2) of the U.P. Basic Education (Staff) Rules, 1973. On the aforesaid, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a direction may be issued to the authorities concerned to decide the aforesaid representation within a stipulated period. Considering the facts of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this writ petition is finally disposed of with a direction to the respondent no.2, Board of Basic Education, through its Secretary, Prayagraj to decide the said representation of the petitioner, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, by passing a reasoned and speaking order, preferably within a period of three months from the date of filing of certified copy of this order, if there is no other legal impediment. September 22, 2025 Jitendra/- WRIA No. 14369 of 2025 2 (Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J.) Digitally signed by :- JITENDRA KUMAR YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad