HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 8363 of 2025 Court No. - 6 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard Shri Ajay Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondent(s) and perused the material brought on record. 2. The present petition has been filed with the following prayer: "To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of MANDAMUS commanding the Opposite Parties specially the Opposite Party No. 1 to take decision on the application 23.1.2025 moved by the petitioner for grant of NOC to the petitioner institution as minority institution within period of one week because, petitioner institution has already been declared minority institution on 24.8.2016 by National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions, Government of India, New Delhi under section 2 (g) of The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions Act 2004; (ii) To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the Opposite Parties to treat the petitioner institution as minority institution as petitioner institution has already been declared minority institution on 24.8.2016 by National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions, Government of India, New Delhi under section 2 (g) of The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions Act 2004." 3. Considering the fact that the claim of the petitioner is that, the petitioner is a recognized minority educational institution recognized by Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ajay Pratap Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Digambar Jain College Of Education Thru. Authorized Signatory Sanjeev Kumar .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Higher Education Lko. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) the 'NCME', and has moved an application under Section 10(2) of The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions Act before the respondent no.1, which has to be considered in accordance with law, the present petition is disposed of directing the respondent no.1 to pass orders on the application filed by the petitioner, in accordance with law with all expedition preferably within a period of two weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. August 29, 2025 Praveen WRIC No. 8363 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRAVEEN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench