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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 28642 of 2025 Court No. - 21 HON'BLE MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, J.
HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J.
1. The petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus commanding respondent No.2 i.e. District Magistrate, Shahjahanpur, to release the shops of the petitioner situated at Mohalla Naryanpur Main Road, Khutar, District Shahjahanpur.
2. The case of the petitioner is that he had given the shops on rent to one Hari Shankar Awasthi, who was running Durga Arms Store. Certain irregularity was found against him and consequently the shops were sealed. The shops were sealed in the year 2019. Since then, the shops have not been opened.
3. Learned Standing Counsel has placed on record the instructions received from Sub Inspector, P.S. Khutar, District Shahjahanpur. The stand therein is the same as is the case setup by the petitioner in the writ petition. In the instructions, although it is admitted that shops were sealed in the year 2019 but no order on basis of which shops were sealed has been annexed.
4. Having regard to the said aspect, we dispose of the instant petition with direction to respondent No.2 to decide representation dated 25.07.2025, by speaking order, after due notice to the petitioner and Hari Shankar Awasthi, who was running the aforesaid shops on basis of Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Arvind Kumar Srivastava, Bhaju Ram Pprasad Sharma Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Mohan Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s)
tenancy. The order shall be passed within a period of twelve weeks from the date of communication of instant order. September 22, 2025 Ashok Kr.
WRIC No. 28642 of 2025 2 (Arun Kumar,J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad