SMT SHAKUNTALA DEVI AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF U.P. AND 7 OTHERS
WRIC/42425/2024 · 2025-08-07
Rohit Ranjan Agarwal
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:134881 Court No. - 34 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 42425 of 2024 Petitioner :- Smt Shakuntala Devi And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 7 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ajay Kumar Patel,Atiqur Rahman Siddiqui Counsel for Respondent :- Azad Rai,C.S.C. Hon'ble Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.
1. This writ petition has been filed with the following prayers;
"(a) To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari to quash the impugned orders dated 10.07.2018 and 23.01.2019 passed by respondent no.2 Sub Divisional Officer Handia, Prayagraj in case no. RST/02883/2018 (Corporatized Case No. T201802030402883 (Roshan Lal Vs. Harish Chandra and others) (Annexure No. 1). (b) To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing to the respondent no.2 Sub Divisional Officer Handia District Prayagraj to decide the Restoration Application dated 05.10.2023 in Case No. RST/02883/2018 (Corporatized Case No. T201802030402883 (Roshan Lal Vs. Harish Chandra and others)."
2. As the restoration application filed by petitioners is still pending consideration, the first prayer made in writ petition cannot be granted by this Court.
3. As far as second prayer is concerned, no useful purpose would be served in keeping the matter pending or issuing notice to the private respondents, the writ petition is being disposed of, at the admission stage, without calling for counter affidavit, requiring the respondent no. 2 to trace out the Restoration Application dated 05.10.2023 filed as Case No. RST/02883/2018 (Computerized Case No. T- 201802030402883) and decide the same, in accordance with law, after hearing all affected parties, preferably within a period of one month from the date of production of certified copy of this order.
4. With the aforesaid direction, present writ petition stands disposed of.
5. It is made clear that this Court has not adjudicated the case on merit. Order Date :- 8.8.2025 Shekhar Digitally signed by :- SHASHI SHEKHAR PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad