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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 29255 of 2025 Court No. - 9 HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents and Sri Sudhir Bharti, learned counsel appearing for the respondent no. 5.
2. The present writ petition has been filed with a prayer to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 19.07.2025 filed before the respondent no. 3 against the resolution of the Gram Sabha recommending the name of the respondent no. 6 for grant of fair price shop dealership.
3. As per the instructions received by the learned Standing Counsel, it is submitted that pursuant to the said resolution, the fair price shop dealership has already been allotted to the respondent no. 6 on 05.08.2025. This fact has not been disclosed in the present writ petition. Learned Standing Counsel has further submitted that the petitioner has an efficacious remedy of filing an Appeal under Section 13(1) of U.P. Essential Commodities (Regulation of Sale and Distribution Control) Order, 2016.
4. In view of the aforesaid fact, the present writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to avail such remedy of filing an Appeal under Section 13(1) of U.P. Essential Commodities (Regulation of Sale and Distribution Control) Order, 2016 against the order dated 05.08.2025. October 15, 2025 M.S. Ansari Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pawan Kumar Mishra, Rishi Kant Rai Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Sudhir Bharti (Arun Kumar,J.) Ramrati Devi .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- MOHD SAQIB ANSARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad