HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 14036 of 2025 Court No. - 52 HON'BLE MRS. MANJU RANI CHAUHAN, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents, Mr. Udit Chandra, learned counsel for the respondent nos.4&5 and perused on records. The present writ petition has been filed inter-alia for the following reliefs:- "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.4 (District Basic Education Officer, Mathura) to conduct / conclude the fair and impartial inquiry regarding the employment of respondent no.6&7 under dying in harness Rules, 1974. (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to decide the application/representation of the petitioner dated 18.06.2025 pending before the respondents contained as (Annexure no.1 to this writ petition). (iii) Issue any other suitable writ, order, direction as this Hon'ble Court, may deem just and proper under the circumstances of the present case. (iv) To award the costs of the writ petition in favour of the petitioner." At the very outset, learned counsel for the respondents–BSA submits that the present petition, filed at the behest of the petitioner, is not maintainable, as the petitioner is merely a complainant and has no locus standi, not being an aggrieved party. The petitioner has only made a complaint challenging the appointments of respondent nos. 6 and 7 on compassionate grounds. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Prashant Singh, Santosh Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Udit Chandra Ram Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 6 Others .....Respondent(s) In view of the above, the petitioner being complainant has no locus to file the petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as not maintainable. September 17, 2025 Jitendra/- WRIA No. 14036 of 2025 2 (Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J.) Digitally signed by :- JITENDRA KUMAR YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad