Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:132499-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 26204 of 2025 Petitioner :- Malti Singh Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Ajay Tripathi,Surya Prakash Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Vijay Bahadur Maurya Hon'ble Saral Srivastava,J. Hon'ble Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for respondent no.1 and V.B.Maurya, learned counsel for respondent no.2. 2. The petitioner by means of the present writ petition has prayed for the following relief: "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.2 to decide the mutation application dated 02.10.2021 filed by the petitioner pending before the Tax Superintendent, Zone-3, Prayagraj Municipal Corporation, District Prayagraj (respondent no.2) within specific period s may be fixed by this Hon'ble Court. (ii) Issue any other and further orders which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case in the interest of justice. (iv) Award the cost of the petition to the petitioner" 3. The grievance of the petitioner is that the petitioner has submitted an application dated 02.10.2021 for mutating her name as well as name of her younger son, namely, Vimal Kumar Singh in respect of the property i.e. House No.40/100K/14 situated at Mohalla Kandhaipur, Dhoomganj, Pargana and Tehsil Sadar, District Praygraj owned by her elder son, namely, Late Rohit Singh who was a bachelor and died on 23.12.2019 before the respondent no.2, but the respondent no.2 is seized with the matter and is not deciding the said application of the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that the competent authority i.e. respondent no.2 has to decide the application of the petitioner, and in such view of the fact, an appropriate direction may be issued by this Court to the respondent no.2. 5. Considering the aforesaid submissions of learned counsel for the parties, and without going into the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed off with a direction to the respondent no.2-Tax Superintendent/Zonal Officer, Zone-3, Prayagraj Municipal Corporation, District Prayagraj to decide the aforesaid application of the petitioner strictly in accordance with law within a period of one month from the date of production of a certified copy of this order after giving due notice and opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. Order Date :- 6.8.2025 NS (Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J) (Saral Srivastava,J.) Digitally signed by :- NITIN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad