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2025 DAILYLAW 27811 (ALL)

SURESH SHAHI AND 40 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS

WRIC/7014/2025 · 2025-04-06

Anjani Kumar Mishra, Jayant Banerji

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:49723-DB Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 7014 of 2025 Petitioner :- Suresh Shahi And 40 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashish Kumar Singh,Ghazanfar Abbas Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Vibhu Rai Hon'ble Anjani Kumar Mishra,J. Hon'ble Jayant Banerji,J. 1. Heard Shri Ashish Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Vibhu Rai, learned counsel appearing for the respondent as well as learned Standing Counsel. 2. The writ petition seeks the following relief:- "a . Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari to call for the record quash and set aside the Notification No. 372/Four/2025 dated 17.01.2025 (Annexure No.1) issued by the Joint Secretary, Sanskriti Anubhag, Government of U.P., Lucknow." 3. A preliminary objection has been raised by Shri Vibhu Rai that the impugned notification is a preliminary notification expressing mere intention to issue a final notification. This notification provides a time limit of 30 days for filing an objection by anybody interested in the property subject matter of the preliminary notification. 4. It is also admitted that although the petitioner has filed an objection. It has been filed after the period of 30 days provided for such objection had already expired. 5. On a pointed query, learned counsel appearing for respondent admits that the preliminary notification has not yet culminated in a final notification. 6. Under the circumstances, we dispose of this writ petition directing the respondent No. 3 to take into account the objection of the petitioners, even it has been filed belatedly, prior to issuance of the final notification. 7. It is further provided that the representative of the petitioners shall appear before the respondent No. 3 on 15.04.2025 when his submissions be heard by the third respondent. 8. The Court has also been apprised by learned Standing Counsel that the respondent No. 3 shall take a final decision as regards the final notification to be issued within a period of two weeks, thereafter. 9. It is ordered, accordingly. 10. Subject to above, the writ petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 7.4.2025 Aditya Tripathi Digitally signed by :- ADITYA TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad