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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 32221 of 2025 Court No. - 40 HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J.
HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Sanjay Kumar Om, learned counsel for the respondent no.4 and learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. 2. By means of present petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:-
"(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondents to release Rs.4,70,003/- Lac Rupees in favour of petitioner. (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondents to decide and consider the representation dated 19.8.2025 of the petitioner with regard to releasing Rs. 4,70,003/- Lac Rupees in favour of petitioner."
3. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondent- authority is not paying the outstanding amount for the work executed under Jal Nigam Scheme for the year 2022-2023. In this regard, the petitioner has made several representations to the respondent- authority, but till date, no action has been taken on the same. 4. Learned counsel for the respondent no.4 as well as learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel submitted that no useful purpose would be served in keeping the writ petition pending and appropriate direction may be issued to respondent no.4 to consider the grievance of the petitioner. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and without going into the merits of the case and with the consent of the parties, the present Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Babu Lal Ram, Pramod Kumar Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Sanjay Kumar Om Narendra Kumar .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s)
writ petition is disposed off permitting the petitioner to file a fresh representation along with a certified copy of this order raising all his grievance before the respondent No.4, Executive Engineer, U.P. Jal Nigam (Rural), Divisional Office U.P. Jal Nigam Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar, Chandauli within a period of one month from today. In case, any such representation is filed by the petitioner, the respondent no.4 shall consider and decide the same, strictly in accordance with law, by reasoned and speaking order, within a period of two months from the date he receives representation of the petitioner.
September 16, 2025 Gaurav WRIC No. 32221 of 2025 2 (Amitabh Kumar Rai,J.) (Saral Srivastava,J.) Digitally signed by :- GAURAV PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad