HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 8121 of 2025 Court No. - 3 HON'BLE SHEKHAR B. SARAF, J. HON'BLE PRASHANT KUMAR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the writ petitioner is aggrieved by the empanelment of the private respondent as a Special Counsel for POCSO matters in the District of Aligarh. The petitioner challenges the order passed in December of 2018 wherein the private respondent was appointed. 3. We are of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of by directing the District Magistrate to treat this writ petition as a complaint and take necessary steps in accordance with law. 4. The District Magistrate is directed to examine the allegations made by the writ petitioner in this writ petition, grant an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and the private respondent, and thereafter, pass a reasoned order in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from date. 5. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. October 8, 2025 cks/- Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Virendra Kumar Dubey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Ashok Shukla, Sanghmitva Singh (Prashant Kumar,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Manoj Kumar .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. Law Deptt. Govt. Of U.P. Lko. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- CHANDRA KANT SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench