Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:87574-DB Court No. - 42 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 9988 of 2025 Petitioner :- Tara Chand Sonkar Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 9 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Santosh Kumar Gupta Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Anil Kumar-X,J. 1.Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.A. for the State respondents. 2. This writ petition is preferred praying for following principal relief: "(a). Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent no.2 to take the action against the respondent no.3 for negligence of duties under section 4 Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. (b) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondent no.2 and 3 to consider the application dated 02.02.2025 and 17.02.2025 under Rule 5 of The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995 (Annexure no.3 and 4 of the writ petition)." 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has confined his prayer that petitioner's application dated 02.02.2025 may be decided by respondent No.2 - Superintendent of Police, Bhadohi within a time bound period. 5. Learned A.G.A. states that in case the said application has not yet been decided, the same would be decided as per law. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, we are not inclined to keep the writ petition pending consideration and call for a counter affidavit. 7. Therefore, without adverting on the merits of the case, with the consent of parties, this writ petition is disposed of finally with a direction to the second respondent i.e. Superintendent of Police, Bhadohi to consider the application of petitioner and pass appropriate order, strictly in accordance with law, expeditiously. Order Date :- 23.5.2025 NLY (Anil Kumar-X,J.) (Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J.) Digitally signed by :- NAND LAL YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad