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2025 DAILYLAW 179541 (ALL)

SHIVRAJ SINGH v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. MEDICAL HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE U.P. LKO. AND 4 OTHERS

WRIA/13723/2025 · 2025-12-03

Manish Mathur

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 13723 of 2025 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite parties. 2. Present petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India has been filed seeking a direction to opposite parties to change the name of petitioner as Siraj Ahmad Khan in place of Shivraj Singh in the service records, service book, pension payment order and other relevant documents in terms of notification issued in Gazette of India dated 23.10.2021 with regard to such change of name. 3. Learned State Counsel has been provided written instructions dated 02.12.2025, which are taken on record and as per which petitioner's grievance could not be processed since relevant documentation was incomplete. It is submitted that now the relevant documentation has been completed by petitioner and the matter has been referred to opposite party no.5 for appropriate action. 4. In view of aforesaid facts and circumstances and particularly the fact that petitioner's change of name has already been notified in Gazette of India dated 23.10.2021, opposite party no.5 i.e. Additional Director, Treasuries & Pension, Lucknow is directed to take appropriate action expeditiously within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Farooqahmad, Dinesh Kumar, Kshitij Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Shivraj Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Medical Health And Family Welfare U.P. Lko. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) 5. With aforesaid direction, the petition stands finally disposed of. December 3, 2025 kvg/- WRIA No. 13723 of 2025 2 (Manish Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- GIREESAN KV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench