HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 14212 of 2025 Court No. - 4 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. 1. Heard Shri Anil Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for petitioner and Shri Rahul Malviya, learned Standing Counsel. 2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus to command the respondent No. 2 to take a decision in the matter of show cause notice issued to the petitioner on 13.08.2025 to which he had already submitted detailed reply on 25.08.2025 and reminder thereof again on 04.09.2025 but no decision has been taken. 3. Learned Standing Counsel has obtained instruction in the matter which is taken on record. From the instructions it transpires show cause notice was given to the petitioner that criminal case now pending against him under Section 363, 366, 376 IPC being Case Crime No. 279 of 2006 in which the punishment prescribed is more than seven years, however, he does not dispute that final decision has not been taken in the matter. 4. In view of the above this petition is disposed of with direction to the respondent concerned to consider and dispose of the reply of the petitioner to the show cause notice within a period of two months from the production of certified copy of this order, strictly in accordance with law and by means of a reasoned and speaking order. September 19, 2025 Nadeem Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anil Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Ajit Kumar,J.) Ravindra Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of Uttar Pradesh And Another .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- NADEEM AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad