Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:115995-DB Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 22786 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shailendra Narayan Chaturvedi Respondent :- State Of Uttar Pradesh And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ajay Kumar Sharma,Atul Sharma Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Praveen Kumar Giri,J. 1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. In the present writ petition following prayers have been made by the petitioner:- "i. issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the order dated 30.5.2025 (Annexure No.1 to the writ petition) passed by Additional District Magistrate (Finance and Revenue), District-Auraiya (respondent no.4) as well as Recovery Certificate dated 27.12.2018 (Annexure No.2 to the writ petition) issued by the Additional District Magistrate (Finance and Revenue)/In-charge District Mines Officer, District-Auraiya (respondent no.5); ii. issue any other writ, order or direction in favour of the petitioner, which this Hon'ble Court may deem just and reasonable in the circumstances of the case; and iii. award the cost of the petition in favour of the petitioner." 3. Upon perusal of the records and after hearing the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties, we are of the view that the petitioner should file an appeal under Rule 79 of the Uttar Pradesh Minor Minerals (Concession) Rules 2021 before the Divisional Commissioner concerned. 4. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to file an appeal as aforesaid within a period of two weeks from date before the Divisional Commissioner concerned and the Divisional Commissioner concerned is directed to pass a reasoned order on the same within a period of eight weeks from the date of filing of the appeal after granting an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. 5. Till the disposal of the appeal filed by the petitioner the recovery certificate shall remain stayed. 6. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 17.7.2025 Dev (Praveen Kumar Giri J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf, J.) Digitally signed by :- DEV PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad