HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 30538 of 2025 Court No. - 33 HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J. 1. The order dated 03.07.2025 passed by the respondent No.3/Sub Divisional Magistrate, Tehsil Tanda Distrcit Rampur is under challenge by which the fair price shop allotted in favour of the respondent No.5/Sita Self Help Group is under challenge. 2. Today when the matter is taken up, a preliminary objection has been raised by learned Standing Counsel that against the order impugned, the petitioner has an alternative remedy to file appeal before the Commissioner of the Division as provided under Section 13(3) of the Uttar Pradesh Essential Commodities (Regulation of Sale and Distribution Control) Order, 2016 (In short "Order 2016"). 3. At this stage, a prayer has been made by learned counsel for the petitioner to dismiss the present petition as withdrawn with liberty to avail the statutory remedy of appeal before the appellate authority. 4. In this view of the matter, the present petition is disposed of permitting the petitioner to file statutory appeal as provided under Section 13(3) of the Order, 2016 before the Appellate Authority along with certified copy of this order within three Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Brijesh Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Vishwas Self Help Group .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) weeks from today. In case, the petitioner does so, the Appellate Authority will decide the same expeditiously and preferably within a period of three months from the date of filing of the appeal on merits but after providing opportunity of haring to all the parties concerned unless there is no legal impediment. September 11, 2025 saqlain WRIC No. 30538 of 2025 2 (Prakash Padia,J.) Digitally signed by :- SYED MOHAMMAD SAQLAIN HAIDER High Court of Judicature at Allahabad