Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:8348-DB Court No. - 10 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 1122 of 2025 Petitioner :- Asha Devi Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Lko. And 4 Or. Counsel for Petitioner :- Amitesh Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Vivek Chaudhary,J. Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh,J. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the State. Present writ petition is filed by the petitioner for a direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent no.5 to consider and decide the pending application of the petitioner dated 27.01.2025 in a time bound manner. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that grievance of petitioner with regard to providing protection to her and family members under the Witness Protection Scheme would be substantially met in case representation of petitioner is considered and decided in a time bound manner. Learned A.G.A. has no objection to the same. In view thereof, respondent no.5/District & Sessions Judge, Lucknow/Chairman, District Level Committee is directed to consider and decide the representation of petitioner in accordance with law by a reasoned and speaking order within a period of eight weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is placed before him. It is made clear that this court has not applied itself on the merits of the case and all questions are left open to be considered and decided by the competent authority in accordance with law. With the aforesaid directions, present writ petition is disposed of. . (Brij Raj Singh,J.) (Vivek Chaudhary, J.) Order Date :- 10.2.2025 Arjun/- Digitally signed by :- ARJUN PRASAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench