HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 9874 of 2025 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J. HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J. 1. Heard Sri Mahendra Pratap Singh, learned Counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State Respondent and Sri Shailendra Singh Chauhan, Advocate, who has filed power on behalf of the respondent nos.2 to 4. 2. This petition has been filed with the following main prayer:- "Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding. the respondent authorities to realise the license fee/premium amount as per the classification of the categories and their respective rates as provided in Lucknow Nagar Nigam (Fixation of License fees upon advertisement and realisation) Regulations 2018 wherein the Municipal Area of Lucknow has been classified in three categories that are A, B and C and the license fee/premium amount have been determined as per the category of place for the purpose of advertisements which includes Unipoles, Traffic Islands, Digital Unipoles, etc." Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Mahendra Pratap Singh, Kulbhashkar Upadhyay, Shweta Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Namit Sharma M/S Sigma Trade Wings Llp Thru. Authorized Signatory Vivek Jain .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Nagar Vikas Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) 3. It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner is a proprietorship Firm duly registered under the various statutory provisions. For the purpose of allotment of area earmarked for advertisement, for e.g., on Traffic Island, Unipoles, Bus-shelters, Digital display etc, regulations have been framed by the Lucknow Nagar Nigam, namely, Lucknow Nagar Nigam (Vigyapan Par Anugya Shulk Ka Nirdharan Aur Vasooli) Up-Vidhi, 2018. 4. The petitioner participated in the e-tender for allotment of the advertisement space and he was also awarded a contract in pursuance thereof in the year 2023. Another tender was floated on 02.02.2024. The petitioner participated and was allotted 250 Unipoles, 52 Bus-shelters and 15 Traffic Island. After the agreement was executed between the parties, advertisements were put up. The dispute is with regard to the license fee being charged, and therefore, this petition has been filed with the aforesaid prayers. 5. During the course of arguments, Shri Mahendra Pratap Singh, learned Counsel for the petitioner, says that the petitioner has already made a representation to respondent nos. 2 to 4, which is pending disposal. 6. This petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.2 to consider the application/representation of the petitioner in accordance with law and afford opportunity of hearing by fixing one date and indicating the time and place for hearing to the petitioner well in advance. The representation shall be decided by a reasoned and speaking order within a period of two months from the date a copy of this order is produced before him. October 7, 2025 Rahul WRIC No. 9874 of 2025 2 (Amitabh Kumar Rai,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAHUL TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench