Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:10640-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 31530 of 2024 Petitioner :- Ganesh Shankar Shukla @ Chandan Shukla Respondent :- State of U.P. Counsel for Petitioner :- Rohan Gupta Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Vipin Chandra Dixit,J. 1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent- State. 2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the petitioner is seeking for adequate security from the State. 3. Upon hearing learned counsel for the parties, we dispose of the writ petition with the direction upon the petitioner to file a proper application under Witness Protection Act, 2018 before appropriate authority. In the event, said application is filed within two weeks from date, the authority concerned is directed to look into the matter and pass a reasoned order, preferably within a period of eight weeks from date. Order Date :- 22.1.2025 P.P. (Vipin Chandra Dixit, J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf, J.) Digitally signed by :- POONAM PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad