SHIV SHANKAR @ SHIV SHANKAR CHATURVEDI v. UNION OF INDIA AND 6 OTHERS
WRIC/27636/2025 · 2025-09-14
Arun Kumar, Manoj Kumar Gupta
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 27636 of 2025 Court No. - 21 HON'BLE MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, J.
HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J.
1. The following prayers have been made in the present petition:-
"(i). Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing Respondent No.1 (Ministry of Home Affairs) to expeditiously dispose of the petitioner's representation dated 20.08.2024 within a time bound period, as may be deemed appropriate by this Hon'ble Court, and to take appropriate legal action against the fraudulent acquisition of Indian Citizenship by Siddheshvari Chaturvedi, Sanjay Chaturvedi, Raju Chaturvedi and Anjani Chaturvedi. (ii). Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing respondent No.2 (UIDAI) to expeditiously dispose of the petitioner's complaint dated 10.05.2025 within a time bound period, as may be deemed appropriate by this Hon'ble Court, and complete the cancellation of fraudulently obtained Aadhaar Cards."
2. The case of the petitioner is that the private respondents are wrongly claiming citizenship of his country, although they are citizens of Nepal. The petitioner also appears to have property dispute with the private respondents, and which is the main reason for the petitioner taking up the issue against the private respondents.
3. Shri Rajesh Tripathi, Advocate appearing on behalf of respondent Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Sameer Kumar Tripathi Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Rajesh Tripathi Shiv Shankar @ Shiv Shankar Chaturvedi .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 6 Others .....Respondent(s)
No.2 states that on basis of complaint of petitioner, respondent No.2 required the private respondents to submit documents for verification of their Aadhaar Card details. It is stated that except for one Aditya Prasad (deceased), all other private respondents have already updated their Aadhaar Numbers with valid POI and POA documents. It is further stated that proceeding for deactivation of Aadhaar Card holder of Aditya Prasad (deceased) has been initiated.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner admits that on his complaint, respondent No.1 is examining the issue of citizenship.
5. In view of the above, we dispose of the instant petition by providing that the complaint, as has been made by the petitioner before respondent No.1, be disposed of expeditiously, in accordance with law. September 15, 2025 Ashok Kr.
WRIC No. 27636 of 2025 2 (Arun Kumar,J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad