HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 16766 of 2026 Court No. - 52 HON'BLE MRS. MANJU RANI CHAUHAN, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondent, and perused the record. This writ petition has been filed with a prayer to direct respondent no. 5 to pay pension and other retiral dues to the petitioner under the Old Pension Scheme pursuant to the orders dated 07.02.2025 and 10.07.2026 passed by respondent nos. 2 and 3 and to provide all benefits of the Old Pension Scheme treating him to be appointed in terms of Advertisement No. 01/2002 on the post of Principal appointed in Kisan Inter College, Barhani, Chandauli. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the grievance of the petitioner regarding payment of pension and other retiral dues to the petitioner under the Old Pension Scheme, pursuant to the orders dated 07.02.2025 and 10.07.2026 passed by respondent nos. 2 and 3, and to provide all benefits of the Old Pension Scheme treating him to be appointed in terms of Advertisement No. 01/2002 on the post of Principal in Kisan Inter College, Barhani, Chandauli, is pending consideration before respondent no.5, therefore a direction may be issued to respondent no. 5 to decide the grievance of the petitioner in accordance with law. Emphasizing upon page no. 28 of the writ petition, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that respondent no. 2 has already made a recommendation for the same on 07.02.2025, wherein the petitioner finds place at serial no. 59 at page no. 31 of the writ petition. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that in case petitioner moves a Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : P.K. Upadhyay Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Sanjay Kumar Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 7 Others .....Respondent(s) fresh application/representation before the competent authority, the same shall be considered and decided in accordance with law. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case but without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case set up on behalf of the petitioner, the present writ petition is disposed of by providing that the petitioner may make fresh detailed application/representation, ventilating all his grievances, supported by such documents, as may be advised, before the respondent no.5; Deputy Director of Secondary Education, 5th Region Varanasi, within three weeks from today along with a certified copy of this order. On such representation being made, respondent no.5 shall make all endeavours to consider and decide the same, strictly in accordance with law, by means of a reasoned and speaking order, after giving proper opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two months from the date of production of certified copy of this order, if there is no legal impediment. October 9, 2026 Jitendra/- WRIA No. 16766 of 2026 2 (Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J.) Digitally signed by :- JITENDRA KUMAR YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad