Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:48009-DB Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 7713 of 2025 Petitioner :- Bahuuddeshiya Matsya Jivi Sahkari Sahkari Samiti Limited Thru. Secy. Akash Kashyap Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Fishries Lko And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Hari Narayan Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J. Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel, who appears on behalf of the State-Respondents. This petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following main prayers : "(i) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of certiorari to quash impugned order passed by respondent authority no. 4 i.e. Sub Divisional Magistrate Tehsil Sandila District Hardoi dated on 18.06.2025 by mean of which respondent no. 5 has been allotted 10 years fisheries lease of a Ponds bearing Gata No. 975/2.34 hectare and 733/3.490 hectare situated in Gausganj Tehsil Sandila District Hardoi in most illegal and arbitrary manner contained with this writ petition as annexure no.1. (ii) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing to respondent authority no. 4 i.e. Sub Divisional Magistrate Tehsil Sandila District Hardoi to pass fresh appropriate order in pursuance of government order dated 10 January 2019 contained with this writ petition as annexure no.3. (iii) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing to respondent authority no. 4 i.e. Sub Divisional Magistrate Tehsil Sandila District Hardoi to consider the claim of petitioner." Learned Standing Counsel has raised a preliminary objection regarding the maintainability of the writ petition. He has referred to Rule 59 of the U.P. Revenue Code Rules, 2016, which provides that if a person is aggrieved by the grant of a lease, he may prefer an appeal to the Collector within 30 days from the date of approval by the Sub Divisional Officer. This petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to file an appeal before the Collector. Order Date :- 18.8.2025 Mahesh Digitally signed by :- MAHESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench