Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:142606 Court No. - 33 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 27958 of 2025 Petitioner :- Nootan Mahila Ajivika Samooh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Dhiraj Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Sudhir Bharti Hon'ble Prakash Padia,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing counsel for respondent nos.1 to 3 and Sri Sudhir Bharti, learned counsel for respondent no.4. 2. The petitioner has preferred the present petition inter alia with the following prayers:- "A. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the Sub- Divisional Magistrate, Salempur, Deoria /respondent No.3 conclude the allotment of fair price shop of Village- Bavanpali Basdev Post- Israuli, Block Lar, Tehsil- Salempur District Deoria, within a stipulated period of time. B. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the Sub- Divisional Magistrate Salempur, Deoria /respondent No.3 decide the application dated 23.09.2024 filed by the petitioner within a stipulated period of time." 3. In view of the order proposed to be passed herein, no useful purpose would be served by putting the opposite party to notice and keeping this petition pending before this Court. However, in case the opposite party feels aggrieved by the order his/her right to seek modification/variation of the order is being kept reserved. 4. It is argued by learned counsel for the petitioner that meeting was conducted by the Goan Sabha on 17.04.2024 for allotment of fair price shop in which two organizations have participated but thereafter on 07.09.2024 one Sri Praveen Singh, made a complaint against the aforesaid resolution dated 17.04.2024 before the respondent no.2-Distirct Magistrate, Deoria. In this regard, the petitioner has also made a representation before respondent no.3-Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Salempur, Deoria on 23.09.2024 but till date no decision has been taken. 5. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the present petition is disposed of directing the concerned competent authority to take a decision in the matter in accordance with law, expeditiously and preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order but after providing opportunity of hearing to all the parties concerned. Order Date :- 20.8.2025/S.K. Digitally signed by :- SWEETY KANOJIA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad