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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:85011 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 6990 of 2025 Petitioner :- Arvind Prajapati Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Awadh Narain Rai Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus to command respondent no.4 to consider the claim of the petitioner for joining as he happened to receive appointment letter quite late.
3. It is contended that earlier the entire selection for which the appointment order was not issued, petitioner
approached
the
authority-District Magistrate, Ghaziabad who passed an order dated 25.07.2021 showing his inability to give relief to the petitioner in the matter of joining taking plea that the matter was engaging attention at the level of the State Government. State Government has also taken decision on 28.07.2023 asking the District Magistrate to pass appropriate orders. Till date no order has been passed.
4. Learned Standing Counsel submits that the petitioner may be directed to approach the District Magistrate again so that the District Magistrate may take appropriate decision in the matter in the light of the letter of the State Government dated
28.07.2023.
5. In view of the above, this petition stands
disposed of with direction to the petitioner to make a fresh representation regarding his claim before competent respondent authority within a period of four weeks, the same shall be looked into and
considered and also disposed of as expeditiously as possible preferably within a further period of two months by means of reasoned and speaking order after giving opportunity of hearing to all the appearing parties.
Order Date :- 20.5.2025 Deepika Digitally signed by :- DEEPIKA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad