HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 15515 of 2026 Court No. - 33 HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR NIGAM, J. 1. This writ petition has been filed seeking following relief :- "issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondents to pass appropriate order, forthwith, for removal of the alleged Miscellaneous Advance of ₹13,60,140/-standing against the petitioner, in the light of the departmental inquiry reports, orders, recommendations and the cases of similarly situated officers and release all consequential retiral benefits of the petitioner which have been withheld on account of the aforesaid disputed Miscellaneous Advance, together with admissible interest for the period of unjustified withholding; issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus pommanding the respondents to issue No Dues Certificate in favour of the petitioner after removal of alleged Miscellaneous Advance of 13,60,140/-; issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent No. 3 Chief Engineer, Tubewell, Varanasi to consider and decide the petitioner's representation dated 28.12.2025 (Annexure-10) within time as stipulated by this Hon'ble Court;" 2. Learned Standing Counsel has submitted that since the petitioner has already approached respondent no.3, no useful purpose would be served in keeping this writ petition pending. 3. In view of the above, this writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to respondent no.3 to consider and decide the above-mentioned representation filed by the petitioner, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within twelve weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order, after ensuring service of notice upon all the respondents and providing opportunity of hearing to all the concerned parties provided there is no other legal impediment. September 24, 2026 Rishabh Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Girish Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Anjani Kumar Srivastava .....Petitioner(s) State Of Up And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- RISHABH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad