Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:49421-DB Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 8060 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ajay Kumar Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru.Its Addl.Chief Secy./Prin. Secy. Deptt.Of Housing And Urban Planning,Lko.And Ors Counsel for Petitioner :- Paavan Awasthi,Utkarsh Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Ratnesh Chandra Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J. Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh,J. 1. Vakalatnama filed today by Shri Shobhit Mohan Shukla, learned counsel on behalf of respondent Nos. 2 to 6 is taken on record. 2. Heard Shri Paavan Awasthi, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Shobhit Mohan Shukla, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent Nos. 2 to 6 and learned Standing Counsel for State-respondent No. 1. 3. This petition has been filed with the following prayers: "I. To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent Nos.2 to 6 to take action in furtherance of the demolition order dated 16.12.2024 issued by respondent no.4 in Case No.556 of 2024, (Lucknow Development Authority vs. Shrimati Setu Verma), and demolish the unlawful and illegal construction. II. To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent Nos.2 to 6 to take necessary steps to stop any further illegal and unlawful construction over the land in question." 4. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the private respondent is raising illegal construction, against which a complaint was submitted to the prescribed authority. Upon such complaint, proceedings were initiated, a show cause notice was issued and subsequently a demolition order was passed by the prescribed authority against opposite party No. 8. However, despite the said order, opposite party No. 8 continues to raise construction. It is further submitted that several representations have been made by the petitioner, who is a resident of the same locality and resides adjacent to the land in question, but no action has been taken so far. The last such representation was submitted on 20.06.2025, a copy of which has been annexed as Annexure-6 to the writ petition. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and without entering into the merits of the claim, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No. 5 to take an appropriate decision on the grievance of the petitioner, after affording an opportunity of hearing to opposite party No. 8, in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is placed before him. (Brij Raj Singh, J.) (Sangeeta Chandra, J.) Order Date :- 22.8.2025 Shubhankar Digitally signed by :- SHUBHANKAR THAKUR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench