HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 8191 of 2025 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J. HON'BLE BRIJ RAJ SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. 2. This petition has been filed by the petitioner with following main prayers:- "i) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus to direct the opposite party No. 3 to deposit the 75% of the auction fee in the favour of petitioner which was deposit in the auction proceeding of pond from the year 2010 which is situated as Village Panchayat Raipur, Tehsil Maholi, District Sitapur, in the interest of justice." 3. The petitioner claims to be a Gram Pradhan of Village Panchayat Raipur, Tehsil Maholi, District Sitapur. 4. A preliminary objection has been raised by learned Standing Counsel that such writ petition filed by a Gram Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Geeta Mishra, Ram Nath Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Bandana Devi .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Prin. Secy. Revenue U.P. Lko. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Pradhan should be filed only through a panel lawyer and in the absence of engagement of a panel lawyer, a specific authorisation has to be given by the District Collector to a private counsel to file such writ petition. 5. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh petition. August 26, 2025 Sachin WRIC No. 8191 of 2025 2 (Brij Raj Singh,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Digitally signed by :- SACHIN MEHROTRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench