Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:24042 Court No. - 7 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 2092 of 2025 Petitioner :- Priyanka Bajpai Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Achchhey Lal Tiwari Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Kushmondeya Shahi Hon'ble Prakash Padia,J. 1. The petitioner has preferred the present writ petition inter-alia with the following prayers:- "i) issue writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing to respondent authority to grant leave from 14.02.2025 to 25.02.2025 to appear in 23rd National Para Athletic Championship 2025 scheduled from 17th February to 20th February 2025 in Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium Chennai, Tamilnadu organized by Tamilnadu Paralympics Sports Association supported by the Sport Development Authority of Tamilnadu. ii) order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing to respondent authorities to decide the application dated 25.01.2025 and 27.01.2025 filed by petitioner before the respondent No.5/ Basic Shiksha Adhikari, Kanpur within stipulated period of time." 2. It is argued that the petitioner is entitled for the aforesaid leave since he was required to participate in 23rd National Para Athletic Championship 2025 scheduled from 17th February to 20th February 2025 in Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium Chennai, Tamilnadu organized by Tamilnadu Paralympics Sports Association. It is argued that though in this regard an application was filed by the petitioner on 25.01.2025, copy of which is appended at page 21 of the writ petition before the respondent no.5, namely, Basic Shiksha Adhikari, Kanpur, but till date no decision has been taken. 3. On the other hand, it is argued by Sri Dinesh Kumar, Advocate holding brief of Sri Kushmondeya Shahi, learned counsel appearing for respondent no.5 that no such application has been filed by the petitioner till date. 4. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 5. In the facts and circumstances of the case and also in the interest of justice, the respondent no.5/ Basic Shiksha Adhikari, Kanpur is directed to pass appropriate orders on the application dated 25.01.2025 appended alongwith the writ petition at page 21 most expeditiously and preferably within a period of two weeks from today since 23rd National Para Athletic Championship 2025 is scheduled to be held from 17th February, 2025 till 20th February 2025, the petitioner is permitted to participate in the aforesaid championship and the respondents are restrained to initiate any coercive action against the petitioner, in case, the petitioner will be on leave with effect from 14.02.2025 till 25.02.2025. 6. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 19.2.2025 Radhika Digitally signed by :- RADHIKA VISHWAKARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad