HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 15140 of 2026 Court No. - 6 HON'BLE SIDDHARTH NANDAN, J. 1. Heard Shri Prateek Singh, Advocate appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Shri Diptiman Singh, Advocate appearing on behalf of respondent nos. 2 and 3. Notice has been served upon learned counsel appearing on behalf of Union of India, but no one is present. 2. The brief submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the impugned order suffers from vice of non-application of mind, as the same does not give any reasons for the rejection of the claim of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that his claim is based on parity with a similarly situated employee who was given certain benefits, while the same was denied to the petitioner. 3. Though the learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent- University submits that the matter is stale and pertains to the year 2003 and 2010; but however he could not dispute that no reasoning has been given in the impugned order and as such no counter affidavit may be required, as the justification cannot be supplemented subsequently by way of an affidavit. In view of the aforesaid, he has fairly submitted that the University will grant fresh consideration to the issues raised by the petitioner in his representation dated 27.07.2026, which he has submitted in pursuance of a direction of this Court dated 11.12.2025. 4. However, at this stage learned counsel for the petitioner submits that inadvertently a prayer has not been incorporated seeking quashing of the impugned order dated 05.05.2026 and submits that he may be permitted Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Prateek Singh, Sushil Kumar Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Diptiman Singh, Manish Kumar Vinay Prakash Singh .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) to incorporate prayer No. (e) in the prayer clause seeking quashing of the order dated 05.05.2026. 5. He is permitted to do so during the course of the day, as the learned counsel for the respondent-University has no objection to the same. 6. In view of the aforesaid, no fruitful purpose would be served in keeping the present writ petition pending and on the consent of the parties the writ petition is being decided at the admissions stage itself, accordingly the order dated 05.05.2026 passed by University is hereby set aside. The matter is remanded back to the University to consider the claim of the petitioner, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of two months from the date of service of certified copy of this order. 7. With the aforesaid observation/direction, writ petition stands disposed off. September 29, 2026 S.Prakash WRIA No. 15140 of 2026 2 (Siddharth Nandan,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHASHI PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad