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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:85023 Court No. - 33 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 2539 of 2025 Petitioner :- Lalbabu Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 7 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Brij Lal Shukla, Vivek Shukla Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Prakash Padia,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents-State.
2. The order dated 03.10.2024 passed by the respondent No.2/District Magistrate, Ballia is under challenge.
3. The petitioner who is complainant filed complaint against the Gram Pradhan and Village Secretary, Village Panchayat, Kodai Block Nagra, District Ballia. On the basis of the aforesaid complaint, an Inquiry Committee was constituted under the Chairmanship of District Inspector of Schools, Ballia and the aforesaid Committee submitted his report stating therein that the certain irregularities were committed by the Pradhan and the Secretary of the aforesaid Village Panchayat. Pursuant to the same, the proceedings were initiated and the complaint was disposed of with certain observations by the respondent No.2/District Magistrate, Ballia vide order dated 03.10.2024. Hence the present petition.
4. Learned Standing Counsel placed Instructions dated 01.04.2025 received under the signatures of District Panchayat Raj Officer, Ballia/respondent No.5, the same is taken on record.
5. Today when the matter is taken up, a preliminary objection has
been raised by learned Standing Counsel that the petitioner is a complaint and once a decision has been taken by the respondent No.2 on his complaint after considering all aspect of the matter, there is no occasion the petitioner to challenge the same before this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. It is further argued that nothing has been stated in the entire writ petition nor any argument has been raised that what prejudice has been caused to the petitioner by the aforesaid order.
6. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.
7. From perusal of the record, it transpires that on the complaint made by the petitioner, Inquiry Committee was constituted and on his report, the aforesaid complaint was disposed of with certain observations by the respondent No.2/Distrit Magistate, Ballia vide
order dated 03.10.2024. Nothing has been stated in the entire writ petition nor any arguments have been raised by learned counsel for the petitioner that what prejudice has been caused to the petitioner by the aforesaid order and under which mode, he is aggrieved with the aforesaid order.
8. In this view of the matter, the Court is of the opinion that the petition lacks merits and the same is liable to be dismissed.
9. Accordingly, the present petition is hereby dismissed. No order as to costs.
Order Date :- 20.5.2025 saqlain Digitally signed by :- SYED MOHAMMAD SAQLAIN HAIDER High Court of Judicature at Allahabad