WRIT - A No. 5517 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 5517 of 2026 Sachin Kumar And 2 Others .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Seemant Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Court No. - 6 HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J. 1. Heard Shri Seemant Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. 2. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioners inter-alia with the following prayers:- "i Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the Engineer-in-Chief (Mechanical) and Head of Department, Irrigation and Water Resources Department, U.P., Lucknow to consider the promotion of petitioners on the post of Junior Engineer (Mechanical) in pursuance of the notification dated 07.04.2025 issued by the Senior Staff Officer-(E- 11) on behalf of the Engineer-in-Chief (Mechanical) and Head of Department, Irrigation and Water Resources Department, U.P., Lucknow while working on the post of Senior Assistant in their respective circles under the Superintending Engineer of the concerned Circles in the State of Uttar Pradesh within stipulated period of time as f