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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:109149 Court No. - 32 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 16106 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shivam (Minor) Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ajay Tripathi,Surya Prakash Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Chandra Dhari Singh,J.
1. The instant writ petition has been filed seeking for the following reliefs:-
" (A) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing to the respondents to amend the parents name of petitioner in certificate-cum- mark sheet of HIgh School Examination, 2024 of petitioner passed in the year 2024 conducted by respondent no. 2, on the basis of registered adoption deed dt. 01.08.2024 in favour of petitioner, during pendency of the writ petition before this Hon''ble Court. (B) Issue a writ , order pr direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no. 3 to decide the claim of the petitioner by speaking and reasoned order within specific period as fixed by the Hon'ble Court in the interest of justice."
2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner without entering into the merits of the case made innocuous prayer that his representation dated 24.2.2025 pending before respondent no. 3 may be directed to be decided in time bound manner.
3. Sri Deepak Chauhan, learned standing counsel appearing on behalf of State-respondents vehemently opposed the petition on merit, but has not opposed the prayer as made by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner.
4. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Sri Deepak Chauhan, learned Standing Counsel and perused the contents made in the writ petition.
5. Without entering into merits of the case, I am inclined to allow
the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as no objection made by learned standing counsel.
Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to file a fresh detailed representation along with the present writ petition and certified copy of this order before the competent authority within 7 days. After receiving the said representation, the competent authority is
directed to decide the said representation in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of the said representation.
6. With the aforesaid directions/observations, the present writ petition is disposed of.
Order Date :- 9.7.2025 S.K.S. (Chandra Dhari Singh,J). Digitally signed by :- SUNIL KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad