HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 16365 of 2026 Court No. - 32 HON'BLE DINESH PATHAK, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for respondent nos. 1 and 2; Sri S.M. Shukla for respondent no. 3 and Sri Satyawan Shahi, learned counsel for the respondent no. 4. 2. This writ petition has been filed seeking the following reliefs: "i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondents to pay the petitioner Ex-Gratia amount in lieu of appointment under Circular No. 10203/PA/2008-09/35 dated 17- 10-2008 of the erstwhile Allahabad Bank. ii) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondents to consider and decide the petitioner's original application dated 13.02.2012 and representations dated 17.12.2025 and 06.04.2026 under Circular No. 10203/PA/2008-09/35 dated 17.10.2008 of the erstwhile Allahabad Bank. iii) issue a writ, order or direction of suitable nature which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case." 3. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents has contended that the grievance of the present petitioner, as raised in the instant writ petition, can be more appropriately redressed by the General Manager (respondent no.4) and that he has no objection if a direction is issued for expeditious disposal of the fresh representation, to be moved by the present petitioner, within such stipulated period, as may be directed by this Court. 4. In this conspectus, as above, no useful purpose would be served by Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anju Yadav, Vivek Kumar Sharma Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Satyawan Shahi, Shyam Mani Shukla Prem Pal Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) keeping this matter pending. Accordingly, this Court deems it appropriate to finally dispose of the present writ petition, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, with liberty to the present petitioner to move a fresh representation before the General Manager (respondent no.4) ventilating his grievances, as raised in this petition, within a period of three weeks from today, along with a certified copy of this order and a self attested copy of the instant writ petition, who, in turn, shall consider and decide the same in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably, within a period of three months from the date of production of the same, if there is no other legal impediment. 5. With the aforesaid directions and observations, present writ petition stands disposed of. October 6, 2026 vkg WRIA No. 16365 of 2026 2 (Dinesh Pathak,J.) Digitally signed by :- VINOD KUMAR GOSWAMI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- VINOD KUMAR GOSWAMI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad