Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:142740 Court No. - 32 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 27859 of 2025 Petitioner :- Guddi Devi And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rajesh Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Chandra Dhari Singh,J. (1) The present petition has been filed praying for the following reliefs :- "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing to the Assistant Registrar, Firm Societies and Chits, Jhansi Mandal Jhansi (respondent no. 4) to pass appropriate order on the application dated 26.06.2025 moved by petitioners in regard to registration of Shri Siddhpeeth Kuchbandiya Baba Virajman Mandir dev Sthan Mauza-Baral, Tehsil-Moth, District Jhansi within a stipulated period prescribed by Hon'ble Court. (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing to the Sub-Divisional Officer, Moth, Jhansi (respondent no. 3) to submit an inquiry report as sought by respondent no. 4 within a stipulated period prescribed by this Hon'ble Court." 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners have filed an application for registration of their committee namely Shri Siddhpeeth Kuchbandiya Baba Virajman Mandir dev Sthan Mauza-Baral before the Assistant Registrar Firms, Societies and Chits, Jhansi Mandal, Jhansi. It is further submitted that under the provisions of Uttar Pradesh Janhit Guarantee Act, 2011, the application for registration of Society shall be decided or completed within a period of 30 days. In the instant case, the application was moved on 26.06.2025 and 30 days has already expired on 25.07.2025 but yet no decision has been taken by the Assistant Registrar on the application for registration made by the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that in view of the Act, 2011, the respondent no. 4/Assistant Registrar may be directed to take decision on the said application. 3. Per contra, learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State respondents vehemently opposed the writ petition on merits but has no objection on the prayer of issuance of direction or order to the respondent no. 4 for taking a decision on the application of the petitioner. 4. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State respondents and perused the Uttar Pradesh Janhit Guarantee Act, 2011. 5. As per the said Act, thirty days is statutory period to take decision on the application for registration of any Society. 6. In view of the above facts and circumstances and the submissions made by counsel for the petitioner, I am of the view that the prayer of the petitioner may be allowed. 7. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent no. 4 to take decision on the application of the petitioners dated 26.6.2025 expeditiously preferably within a period of two weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order. Order Date :- 20.8.2025 Pratima (Chandra Dhari Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRATIMA AGRAHARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- PRATIMA AGRAHARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad