HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 9787 of 2025 Court No. - 9 HON'BLE RAJESH SINGH CHAUHAN, J. HON'BLE ABDHESH KUMAR CHAUDHARY, J. 1. Heard Shri Nadeem Murtaza and Shri Parth Anand, learned counsels appearing for the petitioner as well as Ms. Meera Tripathi, learned A.G.A. for the State-respondent(s) and perused the material available on record. 2. By means of this petition, the petitioner has approached this Court for the following main relief (s): "issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the Responden to consider and decide the representation dated 18.09.2025 preferred on behalf of the petitioner for remission/commutation/suspension of sentence in a time bound manner as deemed appropriate by this Hon'ble Court." 3. Ms. Meera Tripathi, learned A.G.A. has produced a copy of the instructions letter dated 14.10.2025 provided by the Senior Superintendent of District Jail, Lucknow, the same is taken on record. 4. In the aforesaid instructions letter, this fact has been categorically indicated that considering the old age and ailing condition of the present petitioner her mercy petition has been sent to the State Government on 26.09.2025 and presently she is under treatment at Balrampur District Hospital, Lucknow. 5. Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, we do not find any plausible reason to keep this petition pending any longer, therefore, the same is disposed of at the admission stage without entering Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Nadeem Murtaza, Parth Anand Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Shakuntala Devi Thru. Her Son Mr.Narendra Kumar .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Home Lko. And Another .....Respondent(s) into the merits of the issue having expectation that the mercy petition of the petitioner pending before the State Government is decided with expedition, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of filing of a certified copy of this order, in accordance with law and in the meantime she may be medically treated properly protecting her fundamental rights i.e. 'Right to Life' enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. 6. With the aforesaid observations, petition stands disposed of. October 28, 2025 Praveen CRLP No. 9787 of 2025 2 (Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary,J.) (Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRAVEEN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench