HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 16464 of 2026 Court No. - 32 HON'BLE DINESH PATHAK, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. This writ petition has been filed, inter alia, seeking the following reliefs: "I. Issue a writ, order, or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the Respondent authorities to pay interest on the retiral dues that became payable to the Petitioner upon his retirement on 31.7.2019, for the period of delay until the date of actual payment, as envisaged under Section 7(3-A) of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. II. Issue a writ, order, or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the Respondent authorities to decide the representation dated 7.5.2021 submitted by the Petitioner before the Respondent No. 3. III. Any suitable writ, order or direction, which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case." 3. Sri Om Prakash Mishra, learned counsel appearing for respondents nos. 2 and 3 has contended that the grievance of the present petitioner, as raised in the instant writ petition, can be more appropriately redressed by the Executive Engineer (respondent no. 3) 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 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 Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Mata Prasad Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Om Prakash Mishra Rajeev Kumar Chaturvedi .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) fresh representation before the Executive Engineer (respondent no. 3) 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 7, 2026 vkg WRIA No. 16464 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