Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:60482-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 12068 of 2025 Petitioner :- Nand Kishor Gupta Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Bhagwan Dutt Pandey,Vrajendra Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J. 1. Heard counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the writ petitioner is aggrieved by the inaction on part of the respondent no.3/Divisional Forest Officer, Forest Division, Gorakhpur in considering the representation of the petitioner dated February 3, 2025. 3. Upon due consideration, we are of the view that the respondent no.3/Divisional Forest Officer, Forest Division, Gorakhpur should be directed to pass a reasoned order upon the representation of the petitioner dated February 3, 2025. 4. Accordingly, the respondent no.3/Divisional Forest Officer, Forest Division, Gorakhpur is directed to pass a reasoned order upon the representation of the petitioner dated February 3, 2025 within a period of sixteen weeks from date after granting an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and the private respondent no.5. 5. In light of the same, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 22.4.2025 Dev (Dr. Y. K. Srivastava,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- DEV PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad