HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 12161 of 2025 Court No. - 17 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Shri Adarsh Kumar Maurya, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Alok Srivastava, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State. 2. By means of the present writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the validity of order dated 10.10.2025 passed by Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Maholi, Tehsil- Maholi, District- Sitapur whereby, the proceedings have been initiated for allotment of fair-price shop of village- Raipur treating the same as reserved for person belonging to scheduled caste. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that presently, the post of Village Pradhan is reserved for a lady and not for a person belonging to scheduled caste. 4. The learned Standing Counsel submits, on the basis of instructions provided to him, that the Government order dated 05.08.2019, issued regarding vacancy, identification, reservation and appointment of fair-price dealers, provides that identification of reservation will be done as per the reservation applicable to the office of Village Pradhan in the year 2015. 5. The learned Standing Counsel also submits that the petitioner has not challenged the validity of the Government order. It is as per the provision of the Government order that as the post of Village Pradhan was reserved in the year 2015 for person belonging to the scheduled caste, fair-price shop continues to be reserved for the person belonging to the scheduled caste. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Adarsh Kumar Maurya Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Keshav Mishra .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Food And Supply Deptt. Lko. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) 6. After advancing his submissions at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he does not want to press the present petition and seeks liberty to file a fresh petition challenging the validity of the Government order as well. 7. Accordingly, the present petition stands dismissed as not pressed with the aforesaid liberty. December 17, 2025 V. Sinha WRIC No. 12161 of 2025 2 (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench