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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:41664-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 6553 of 2025 Petitioner :- Diwakar Kumar Respondent :- Union Of India And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- A.P. Singh Counsel for Respondent :- Komal Mehrotra,C.S.C. Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra,J.
1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State respondent and Ms. Archana Singh,
learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent No.2.
2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the petitioner is aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the respondents in deciding the representation dated January 7, 2025 filed by the petitioner.
3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that raising his grievances the petitioner has filed the aforesaid representation before the respondent authority, however the same has not yet been decided.
4. Upon due consideration, we are of the view that the respondent No.2 should be
directed to pass a reasoned order upon the representation of the petitioner.
5. Accordingly, the respondent No.2/Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Territory Manager (Retail) Gorakhpur, Retail Territory is directed to pass a reasoned order upon the aforesaid representation of the petitioner within a period of six weeks from date after granting an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. Till a decision is taken on the representation of the petitioner, no third party right should be created by the respondent authority.
6. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of.
Order Date :- 21.3.2025 Kuldeep (Kshitij Shailendra, J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf, J.) Digitally signed by :- KULDEEP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad