HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 10064 of 2025 Court No. - 3 HON'BLE SHEKHAR B. SARAF, J. HON'BLE PRASHANT KUMAR, J. 1. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner wishes to implead the Regional Food Controller, Ayodhya as respondent No.4 in the array of the parties. 2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner is permitted to carry out necessary amendment in the array of the parties during the course of the day. 3. We have heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 4. The petitioner wishes to make the payments as indicated in the recovery certificate by way of installments. 5. In light of the same, we direct the petitioner to file an application before the Regional Food Controller, Ayodhya within a period of one week from date. Upon filing such an application, the authority concerned should grant opportunity of hearing and thereafter, pass a reasoned order in accordance with law within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of the application. 6. The recovery certificate shall be kept in abeyance for a period of four weeks or until a further order is passed by the newly added respondent No.4- the Regional Food Controller, Ayodhya, whichever is earlier. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anil Kumar Tiwari Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Daya Prakash Singh .....Petitioner(s) District Collector / Magistrate Ayodhya And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) 7. With the above direction, the petition is disposed of. October 14, 2025 Ashutosh WRIC No. 10064 of 2025 2 (Prashant Kumar,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHUTOSH PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- ASHUTOSH PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench