WRIT PETITION 7430 of 2025 on 1 April 1999

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

WRIT - A No. - 7430 of 2025

Keshav Prasad Agnihotri

Court No. - 18

HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Rajeev Singh Chauhan, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State and perused the record.

Instant writ petition has been filed with the following reliefs :- "Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus thereby commanding and directing the opposite party No. 2 i.e. District Inspector of Schools, District-Unnao to release the arrears of salary of petitioner for the period from 01.04.1999 to December, 2006 along with interest and also directed to provide interest on the payment of arrears of salary from 01.01.2007 to April, 2013 of Rs. 1,59,696/- to the petitioner, in the interest of justice.

Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus thereby commanding and directing the opposite party No. 2 to consider and decide the representation of petitioner dated 08.04.2025 which is pending before him, as contained in Annexure No. 06 to this writ petition, in the interest of justice."

After arguing at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has submitted a representation on 08-04-2025 before the opposite party no. 2/District Inspector of Schools, District-Unnao and the same is pending consideration. He further submits that the interest of justice would be sub-served if this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to direct the opposite party no. 2 to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner within a stipulated period of time, as may be fixed by this court.

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Learned counsel appearing for the State has no objection to the contentions aforesaid.

Be that as it may, without entering into the merits of the case, the opposite party no. 2/District Inspector of Schools, District-Unnao, is directed to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner dated 08-04-2025 within a period of two months, in accordance with law, from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before him.

With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is disposed of.

October 10, 2025

AKS

(Shree Prakash Singh,J.)