HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 30831 of 2025 Court No. - 33 HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents no. 1 to 3 and Sri Azad Rai, learned counsel for the respondent no.4. 2. In view of the order proposed to be passed herein, no useful purpose would be served by putting the respondent no.5 to notice and keeping this petition pending before this Court. However, in case respondent no.5 feels aggrieved by the order his/her right to seek modification/variation of the order is being kept reserved. 3. Petitioner is a complainant and he made a complaint against the sitting Pradhan of the Village namely Smt. Anita Devi/respondent no.5 before the respondent no.2-District Magistrate/Collector, Prayagraj in the month of January, 2025 supported by an affidavit. 4. It is argued by counsel for the petitioner that though a considerable time has already lapsed but till date no decision has been taken on the same hence present writ petition. 5. It is argued by learned Standing Counsel that final decision be taken in the matter by the respondent no.2 expeditiously. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Manish Kumar Pathak, Sunil Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : Azad Rai, C.S.C. Dhanraj Bind .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) 6. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, present writ petition is being disposed of at the admission stage itself. 7. In the facts and circumstances of the case, present petition is disposed of finally directing the respondent no.2-District Magistrate/Collector, Prayagraj to take a final decision on merit on the complaint made by the petitioner strictly in accordance with law expeditiously, if there is no legal impediment. September 4, 2025 Pramod Tripathi WRIC No. 30831 of 2025 2 (Prakash Padia,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRAMOD TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad