HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 11577 of 2025 Court No. - 17 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Shri Dilip Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Sandeep Srivastava, learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. By means of the instant petition, the petitioner has challenged the validity of the order dated 18.11.2025 passed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Sandila, Hardoi whereby, the request made by the petitioner through his application dated 04.09.2025 to take custody of the food grains lying in his go-down and to discharge him from the allegations has been turned down. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has confined his submission to the extent that the food grains lying with the petitioner be taken into custody by the authorities and request for discharge will be subject to the outcome of the inquiry proceedings going on against him. 4. Learned Standing Counsel has no objection against this limited submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner and he states that in case, the petitioner submits a fresh application with this prayer only giving particulars of the place where the food grains are stored and other particulars including the quantity etc, the authority shall take appropriate action on the said allegation. 5. Accordingly, the petition stands disposed of by observing that the petitioner shall submit a fresh application to Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Praveen Kumar Sharma, Dilip Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Kamlesh Kumar .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. The Prin. Secy. Food And Civil Supplies Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Sandila, Hardoi for taking possession of food grains lying with him giving necessary particulars thereof, within a period of three days from today and the Sub-Divisional Magistrate concerned shall pass appropriate order thereon, within a period of one week. December 4, 2025 V. Sinha WRIC No. 11577 of 2025 2 (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench