Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:87259-DB Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 11687 of 2025 Petitioner :- Vikram Khanna Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Manoj Kumar Chaudhary Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Ravi Prakash Pandey,Vineet Sankalp Hon'ble Salil Kumar Rai,J. Hon'ble Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J. 1. Heard Sri Manoj Kr. Chaudhary, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Ravi Prakash Pandey, learned counsel for respondent No.3 and Sri Vineet Sankalp, learned counsel for respondent No.4. 2. The present petition has been filed, praying for the following relief:- " Issue a Writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent No.4 to issue a no objection certificate in pursuance of letter dated 23rd August, 2024 written by Varanasi Development Authority, Varanasi (respondent No.3)." 3. In pursuance of the earlier order dated 12.5.2025, instructions have been produced by learned counsel for respondents No. 3 & 4, showing that the NOC, in pursuance of the letter dated 23.8.2024, cannot be granted for the reason that the lands in question have been registered as barren land as well as temple land. The instructions are taken on record. 4. In view of the aforesaid, no relief can be granted at this stage as respondent No.4 has itself submitted that NOC cannot be granted. 5. The writ petition stands dismissed. 6. However, it is clarified that dismissal of this petition will not prevent the petitioner to avail other remedy under law. Order Date :- 22.5.2025 Vandana Digitally signed by :- VANDANA GAUTAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- VANDANA GAUTAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad