HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 35440 of 2025 Court No. - 4 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. HON'BLE SWARUPAMA CHATURVEDI, J. 1. Heard Sri Mukesh Chandra Gupta, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Pradeepta Kumar Shahi, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State respondents. 2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, petitioner seeks a direction in the nature of mandamus to command District Magistrate, Agra to grant permission to run a firecracker shop in an open field of Kothi Meena Bazar, Jaipur House Agra, for a period of five days as the festival of Diwali is arriving. 3. Sri Pradeepta Kumar Shahi, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel has obtained instruction in the matter in compliance of last order of this Court and same has been placed before this Court, which is taken on record. As per the instruction property is a lying vacant for which District Magistrate has already applied to make proper use to generate revenue and status quo has been passed in the matter in favour of the State of U.P. 4. In view of the statement made before the Court that land is lying vacant and is in possession of the District Magistrate, we direct District Magistrate, Agra to pass an appropriate order upon the request application of the petitioner to organize his firecracker shop upon the land in question during the festival of Diwali for the period 18th October, 2025 to 27th October, 2025 only subject to safeguards that petitioner has to ensure as Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Mukesh Chandra Gupta, Shubham Prakash Gupta Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Suresh Chandra And 9 Others .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) the firecracker shop is to be opened. 5. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this petition stands disposed of. 6. Sri Pradeepta Kumar Shahi, shall intimate this order to District Magistrate, Agra within 24 hours. October 17, 2025 Atmesh WRIC No. 35440 of 2025 2 (Swarupama Chaturvedi,J.) (Ajit Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- ATMESH KESARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad