HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 15313 of 2026 Court No. - 33 HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR NIGAM, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Standing Counsel for the State and perused the record. 2. The instant writ petition has been filed for the following relief: "(i) Issue a writ, order, or direction in the nature of Mandamus. directing the respondent authorities to grant Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/-to all the petitioners, calculating their 16 years qualifying service from the date of joining including the training period, along with all arrears from the date the same became due with interest @ 9% per annum. (ii) Issue a writ, order, or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent-authorities to grant revised pay scale benefits as per the 7th Pay Commission recommendations to all the petitioners with all consequential financial benefits and arrears from the relevant dates." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioners are seeking Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/-, calculating their 16 years qualifying service from the date of joining including the training period, along with all arrears . In this regard, the petitioners have moved a representation/application which is pending consideration. 4. Learned Standing Counsel has submitted that no useful purpose would be served in keeping this petition pending and it would be appropriate to direct the respondent authority to decide the representation/application of the petitioners within a time frame as fixed by this Court. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Quasim Khan, Shams Uz Zaman Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Dinesh Kumar And 24 Others .....Petitioner(s) State Of Uttar Pradesh And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition stands disposed of finally with a direction to respondent authority to consider and decide the aforementioned representation/application of the petitioners, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of twelve weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order after giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned provided that there is no other legal impediment. September 24, 2026 Ved Prakash WRIA No. 15313 of 2026 2 (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad