Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:3667 Court No. - 7 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 289 of 2025 Petitioner :- Awadesh Kumar Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. The Secy. Food And Civil Supplies And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Apoorv Srivastava,Aakash Srivastava,Deeksha Jaiswal Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia,J. 1. Present petition has been filed with the following reliefs: "a. a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus thereby commanding the opposite parties specially to the Opposite Party No.3 to allow the petitioner to participate in the selection process of the selection of Fair Price Shop of Village Panchayat Bajpur Naktaura, Vikas Khand Bawan and Tehsil Sawayajpur District Hardoi being the person of reserve category for which the fair price shop of the village panchayat is reserved; b. a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus thereby commanding the opposite parties specially to the Opposite Party No.3 to ensure the fair and proper selection of the fair price shop of the Village Panchayat Bajpur Naktaura, Vikas Khand Bawan and Tehsil Sawayajpur District Hardoi." 2. Learned Standing Counsel, based upon instructions, states that the petitioner, if applies in accordance with law, would be permitted to participate in the selection process. The said instructions are taken on record. 3. In view of the said statement, present petition is disposed off permitting the petitioner to participate in the selection process. Order Date :- 21.1.2025 nishant Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench