HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 16386 of 2026 Court No. - 6 HON'BLE VINOD DIWAKAR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Shri Ashish Kumar Nagvanshi, learned counsel for respondent nos. 3 and 4. 2. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the controversy involved in the present petition has already been considered by this Court in Special Appeal No. 652 of 2024. It is, therefore, submitted that an appropriate direction may be issued to respondent no. 4 to consider and determine the claim of the petitioners for fixation and payment of salary and consequential benefits as admissible to the post of Headmaster, including arrears, in accordance with the terms of the order rendered by this Court in Special Appeal No. 652 of 2024. 3. The present petition is disposed of in terms of the order dated 05.10.2026, passed in Writ-A No. 16171 of 2026. 4. It is clarified that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the claim of the petitioners, and the competent authority shall take an independent decision in accordance with the terms of the order passed by this Court in Special Appeal No. 652 of 2024. October 6, 2026 A. Tripathi Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Alok Kumar Gupta, Arun Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : Ashish Kumar (Nagvanshi), C.S.C. (Vinod Diwakar,J.) Krishna Kumar And 65 Others .....Petitioner(s) State of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- AKHILESH TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad