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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 16615 of 2021 Court No. - 40 HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J.
HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J.
1. Heard Sri Gaurav Vashney (Enroll No.UP10962/2025) holding brief of Sri Rahul Sahai, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Komal Mehrotra, learned counsel for the respondents. 2. By means of the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:-
"(I). Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari for quashing the letter dated 10.12.2019 issued by the respondent Corporation to the petitioner whereby it has proceeded to determine the candidature of the petitioner as ineligible and relegated the petitioner to Group 3 (in order of preference) for allotment dealership of the respondent Corporation 's retail outlets (Annexure No.1 to this writ petition). (II). Issue a suitable writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondents to re-consider the reply of the petitioner dated 24.07.2019 (including the certification from the concerned Pradhan and Tehsildar) and to further llo the concerned petrol pump to the petitioner. (III). Issue any such other and further order which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper under the circumstances of the case. (IV). Award the cost of the writ petition to the petitioner against the respondents."
3. Sri Komal Mehrotra, learned counsel for the respondents, on instructions, which is taken on record states that the advertisement in Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rahul Sahai Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Komal Mehrotra, Vikas Budhwar Smt. Aruna Devi .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s)
which the candidature of the petitioner has been rejected, has been recalled and in such view of the fact, the reliefs as prayed for cannot be granted. He on the basis of instructions further states that the petitioner has been asked to supply the bank details etc. so that the eligible amount for refund to the petitioner may be credited to her account. Paragraph No.2 of the instruction is reproduced herein below:-
"2. As you are eligible for refund of application fee for cancelled locations, we request you to please update the bank details alongwith uploading any one of the following supporting documents (in PDF/JPG format only) in the portal by logging in to the applicant portal.
a. Cancelled Cheque leaf with details of, Bank Name, Name of applicant, Account number, Account Type, IFSC Code. (OR) b. Bank pass book page with details of, Bank Name, Name of Applicant, Account number, Account Type, IFSC Code. (OR) c. Certificate from the bank with Seal of Bank showing the Name of Applicant, Account number, Account Type, IFSC Code."
4. In such view of the fact, no cause of action survives in the writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. However, it is open for the petitioner to submit the bank details for refund of the amount which she had deposited with the respondent-Corporation for submitting the application. September 12, 2025 SS WRIC No. 16615 of 2021 2 (Amitabh Kumar Rai,J.) (Saral Srivastava,J.) Digitally signed by :- SUNIL KUMAR SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad