HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 11260 of 2025 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J. HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J. 1. We have heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State Respondent. 2. This petition has been filed with the following main prayer:- "Issue a Writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the opposite parties concerned to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 11.09.2025, pending before them, in the interest of justice." 3. It is the case of the petitioner that he is a labourer and he has got his Awaas approved under the P.M. Awas Yojana in Balrampur. He had to work for raising the house himself or he could have employed any other person, if so required. The labour charges were to be paid under the MNREGA scheme. The petitioner worked as labourer for more than 90 days for building of his house, but the benefit of working on his own house has not been given to him. The petitioner has been given benefit of only 51 days instead of 90 days. The petitioner has given multiple representations. On 13.12.2021, the Deputy Commissioner (Labour & Employment), Balrampur, has issued a letter to the concerned authority to investigate the matter and to place a report. On the basis of enquiry conducted, it was found that Gram Rojgar Sewak Sri Bhagwat Sharan Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Shikhar Deep Singh, Premkant, Vipin Kumar Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Triveni .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 6 Others .....Respondent(s) Tripathi, Gram Panchayat Adhikari Sri Parmanand Yadav and Technical Assistant Sri Amit Kumar, had jointly misappropriated the petitioner's wages. A copy of the enquiry report has been filed as annexure-2 to the petition. 4. It has been submitted by learned Counsel for the petitioner that the Deputy Commissioner (Labour & Employment), Balrampur by his letter dated 17.01.2022 has brought the enquiry report in the knowledge of the Additional Commissioner, MNREGA, but no steps have been taken thereafter for making payment to the petitioner and hence this petition has been filed. 5. This petition is disposed of with a direction to the Deputy Commissioner (Labour & Employment) Balrampur, to make necessary payment to the petitioner as is due to him, if it has not already been paid to the petitioner, and take appropriate action for recovery in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedure provided under the MNREGA against the employees found responsible. Such payment shall be made to the petitioner as is due to him within a period of one month from the date a copy of this order is produced before him. November 24, 2025 Rahul WRIC No. 11260 of 2025 2 (Amitabh Kumar Rai,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAHUL TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench