HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 9281 of 2025 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J. HON'BLE MANJIVE SHUKLA, J. 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel who appears on behalf of the State-respondent nos.1 to 4. 2. This petition has been filed by the petitioner for the following prayers:- "i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing to the opposite parties to allow the petitioner and other villagers to hold Durga Pooja by installing the idol of Maa Durga and its immersion procession after Navratri Festival in the Nav Durga Pooja Committee, Mazre Pure Alast Khan Village Manihar Gaon, Police Station-Kotwali Risiya, District-Bahraich on 22.09.2025 and immersion on 01.10.2025." ii. Issue such other suitable writ, order or direction as the Hon'ble Court may deem just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. iii. Allow the writ petition with costs." 3. It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner is the President of Nav Durga Pooja Committee, Kali Sthan in Village Mainaha Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Upendra Kumar Verma Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Nav Durga Pooja Committee Thru. President Rangilal .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) (Bhaisahi) Terhwa, Navabad, Utraula, District Balrampur, and for the last 10 years during Navratri the Kalas Pooja and Goddess Durga's idol installed on the said place. Its immersion takes place after Navratri. However, an application was made to the District Magistrate, District Bahraich, by the petitioner on 12.09.2025 but no decision has been taken as yet. Hence, this petition has been filed with the aforesaid prayers. 4. This writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the District Magistrate, District Bahraich, to look into the application of the petitioner and pass an appropriate order therein within a period of three days' from today. 5. Learned Standing Counsel shall inform the District Magistrate, District Bahraich, of the order passed today without waiting for the uploading of the order on the High Court Website. September 19, 2025 N.PAL WRIC No. 9281 of 2025 2 (Manjive Shukla,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Digitally signed by :- NARESH PAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench