Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:54351 Court No. - 33 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 10952 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shreekishan Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Anshul Kumar Singhal Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Prakash Padia,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel on behalf of respondents- State. 2. The petitioner has preferred the present writ petition inter-alia with the following prayer:- "(I) Issue a Writ in the Nature of Mandamus commanding and directing the respondent no.3 to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 01.01.2024 and 10.01.2024 within a stipulated period of time so fixed by this Hon'ble Court. (II) Issue a Writ in the Nature of Mandamus commanding the respondent no.3 to forthwith cancel the allotment of Fair Price Shop License granted in favour of the respondent no. 4 under "Stop gap arrangement" and include/ attach all the units of Village Garh Umraon, Tehsil Sadabad, District Hathras with the shop of the petitioner as per Government order dated 05.08.2019." 3. It is argued by learned counsel for the petitioner that wholly illegally proceedings were initiated by the respondent no.3-Sub Divisional Magistrate, Tehsil-Sadabad, District Hathras against the petitioner and ultimately fair price shop license of the petitioner was cancelled on 24.07.2007 against which appeal filed by the petitioner was also rejected on 14.12.2009. Aggrieved against the aforesaid petitioner preferred Writ C No.23253 of 2010 (Shreekishan Vs. State of U.P. and others). The said writ petition was allowed by this Court vide judgement and order dated 29.01.2011. During pendency of the aforesaid proceedings for stop gap arrangements fair price shop license was granted in favour of respondent no.4 namely Smt. Veermati Devi though after the judgement was delivered by this Court the petitioner was allotted fresh fair price shop license but still certain card holders of the petitioner is attached with the respondent no.4. Aggrieved against the aforesaid a representation has been made by the petitioner before the respondent no.3 on 01.01.2024, copy of which is appended as annexure no.4 to the writ petition. It is argued by counsel for the petitioner that till date no decision has been taken on the same. 4. On the other hand it is stated by learned Standing Counsel that respondent no.3 will take a decision in the matter expeditiously. 5. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 6. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the writ petition is being disposed of at the admission stage itself. 7. Taking into consideration the nature of relief sought by the petitioner and without dwelling upon the merit of the matter, the petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent no.3 to decide the representation preferred by the petitioner within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. 8. Needless to say that before passing any order, respondent no.3 will also provide opportunity of hearing to the respondent no.4- Smt. Veermati Devi. Order Date :- 15.4.2025 Pramod Tripathi Digitally signed by :- PRAMOD TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- PRAMOD TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad