Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:11282-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 32613 of 2024 Petitioner :- Nidhi Sharma @ Nida Begum Respondent :- State Of U.P. And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Sarvajeet Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Vipin Chandra Dixit,J. 1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of respondent Nos. 1 and 2. 2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, wherein the petitioner is aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the respondent authority in issuing certificate of Muslim Religion in the name as "Nida Begum" to the petitioner. 3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the conversion application dated 12.6.2024 was moved by the petitioner before respondent no.2 being District Magistrate, Budaun hrein. 4. Upon perusal of the writ petition and the application made by the petitioner, it transpires that the petitioner was married in 2006 to a Muslim gentleman and presently has two children from the said muslim gentleman. Unfortunately, the Muslim gentleman died in the year 2015. The petitioner has made averment in the writ petition that she is following the muslim religion since her marriage and was converted in the year 2006 when the marriage took place. She accordingly requires the certificate of the same. 5. In the light of above factual matrix, we are of the view that the petitioner should file proper application annexing with documentary poof before the District Magistrate, Budaun. If such an application is filed, the District Magistrate, Budaun is directed to afford an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and thereafter pass an order in accordance with law within a period of twelve weeks from date. 6. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 22.1.2025 P.P. (Vipin Chandra Dixit, J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf, J.) Digitally signed by :- POONAM PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad