HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 8232 of 2021 Court No. - 40 HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J. HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J. 1. List has been revised. Learned counsel for Zila Panchayat is not present. 2. Sri V.K. Dixit, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel states that a letter dated 11.08.2025 has been sent to the concerned authority informing the order dated 29.07.2025. 3. Despite the aforesaid fact, no counter affidavit has been filed by the State Government, therefore, the Court has proceeded with the hearing of the matter. 4. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. 5. Petitioner is aggrieved by the impugned order dated 12.02.2021 passed by respondent no.2-Upper Mukhya Adhikari, Zila Panchayat, Azamgarh, whereby he has rejected the application of the petitioner for registering the petitioner as Contractor with the Zila Panchayat. 6. Challenging the aforesaid order, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the concerned authority has wrongly placed reliance upon the Rule 54 of the District Panchayat Sewa Niyamawali, 1970 whereas the case of the petitioner is covered under Rule 18 of the said Niyamawali and in such view of the fact, the authority has erred in law in passing the impugned order. 7. Learned Standing Counsel would contend that the authority has rightly Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Jai Prakash Mishra, Radha Kant Ojha (Senior Adv) Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., J.P. Singh Prabhakar Upadhyay .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) relied upon Rule 54 of the District Panchayat Sewa Niyamawali, 1970 in passing the impugned order. 8. Be that as it may, the impugned order reads as under: "आदेश श्री प्रभाकर उपाध्याय पुत्र स्व० बृजेन्द्रनाथ उपाध्याय ग्राम- िबजरवां , पोस्ट बनकट, तहसील- सगड़ी, जनपद-आजमगढ़़़ द्वारा इस कायार्लय में पंजीकरण तथा िनिवदा स्वीकृ त कर अनुबन्ध गठन करने हेतु मा० उच्च न्यायालय में योिजत िरट संख्या- 25370/2020 श्री प्रभाकर उपाध्याय बनाम उ०प्र० सरकार एवं अन्य में िदनांक 13.01.2020 को पािरत आदेश िनम्नवत् है- In the above conspectus the writ petition is disposed of finally by directing the respondent no. 2 to consider the pending representation of the petitioner expeditiously and thereafter pass an appropriate order in accordance with law within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of the order. मा० उच्च न्यायालय के उपरोक्त आदेश के अनुपालन में िजला पंचायत सेवा िनयमावली-1970 के िनयम-54 में पिरभािषत व्याख्या के अनुसार श्री उपाध्याय का इस कायार्लय में पंजीकरण िकया जाना िनयम संगत नहीं है। अतः िजला मिजस्ट्रेट/प्रशासक महोदय िजला पंचायत, आजमगढ़़़़ द्वारा िदनांक 10.02.2021 को प्रदान की गयी स्वीकृ ित के क्रम में श्री प्रभाकर उपाध्याय पुत्र स्व० वृजेन्द्रनाथ उपाध्याय ग्राम- िवजरवां, पोस्ट- बनकट, तहसील- सगड़ी, जनपद- आजमगढ़़़़ द्वारा इस कायार्लय में ठेके दारी हेतु प्रस्तुत िकया गया प्राथर्ना पत्र एतद द्वारा िनरस्त िकया जाना है। (ए०के ० िसह) अपर मुख्य अिधकारी िजला पंचायत, शाजमगढ़़़़।" 9. Perusal of the impugned order reflects that the impugned order is bereft of reason inasmuch as the concerned authority has not elaborated in the impugned order as to how in the case of petitioner Rule 54 is attracted. 10. In such view of the fact, we find that the impugned order cannot be sustained in law and is accordingly set aside. 11. Accordingly, we permit the petitioner to submit fresh application seeking registration with the Zila Panchayat within a period of one month. On making such application, the respondent no.2-Upper Mukhya Adhikari, Zila Panchayat, Azamgarh, District Azamgarh shall consider and decide the same WRIC No. 8232 of 2021 2 strictly in accordance with law after giving due notice and opportunity of hearing to the petitioner by passing reasoned and speaking order within a period of two months thereafter. 12. The writ petition is allowed. September 12, 2025 Mohit WRIC No. 8232 of 2021 3 (Amitabh Kumar Rai,J.) (Saral Srivastava,J.) Digitally signed by :- MOHIT KUMAR KUSHWAHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad