Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:76968-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 14889 of 2025 Petitioner :- Bal Mukund Singh And 4 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ravi Shankar Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J. 1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State- respondents. 2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the petitioners have prayed for the following relief:- "i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding/directing the respondent no.2 (District Magistrate, District Prayagraj) to endorse the name of the petitioners over the revenue record of the land measuring area 1500 squire meter, which is wrongly recorded in the name of State Government and property in Plot No.855 is situated Village Andawa, Pargana Jhunsi, Tehsil Phoolpur, District Prayagraj." 3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that raising their grievances the petitioners have filed the representation dated 11.04.2025 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 petitioners. 5. Accordingly, the respondent no.2/District Magistrate, Prayagraj, is directed to pass a reasoned order upon the aforesaid representation of the petitioners in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks from date after granting an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners. 6. We make it clear that if the order is passed in favour of the petitioners, the consequential change of name in the land records should be carried out by the respondent no.2, forthwith. 7. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 12.5.2025 Shahroz (Dr. Y.K. Srivastava,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHAHROJ ALAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad