Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:115308-DB Court No. - 29 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 21209 of 2025 Petitioner :- Subash Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rajesh Yadav,Ruchi Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Ravi Prakash Pandey Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Vinod Diwakar,J. 1. Heard Ms. Ruchi Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner; Shri Ambrish Shukla, learned Addl. Chief Standing Counsel for State respondent and Shri Ravi Prakash Pandey, learned counsel for Varanasi Development Authority (in short "VDA"). 2. The instant writ petition has been preferred for a direction to respondent nos.2 and 3 to sanction the map of the petitioner of Plot No.165/1 situated at Mauja Sandha, Pargana Shivpur, Tehsil Sadar, Distt. Varanasi. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that inspite of completing all the formalities, the map of the petitioner has not been processed by VDA. 4. Learned counsel for VDA, on the instructions, states that though the petitioner had deposited the requisite fee but has not uploaded the map on the portal of VDA. As such the VDA is unable to process the application of the petitioner. 5. Considering the factual situation, we find that for processing the application for sanction of map, exhaustive procedure is provided under Section 14/15 of U.P. Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973 (in short "Act, 1973") read with byelaws framed under the Act, 1973. As it is informed that till date the map/plan has not been uploaded on the portal of VDA, we find that there is no delay in processing the said application. In such circumstances, it is provided that in case the petitioner uploads the map/ plan in accordance with law on the portal of VDA within two weeks, the VDA will process the application of the petitioner in accordance with law in further four weeks. 6. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. Order Date :- 16.7.2025 SP/ Digitally signed by :- SURYA PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad