HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 33082 of 2025 Court No. - 6 HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J. 1. The fair price shop license of the petitioner was cancelled by the respondent no.4 namely District Supply Officer, District Meerut on 19.01.2019. Against the aforesaid order statutory appeal being Appeal No.2006 of 2025 was filed. 2. Since said appeal was not filed within 30 days hence an application for condonation of delay was also filed. The said application for condonation of delay was rejected by the respondent no.2-Joint Commissioner (Food), Meerut Division, Meerut vide order dated 22.08.2025 on the ground that no cogent reasons were provided by the petitioner. 3. It is argued by counsel for the petitioner that cogent reasons were given in the application for condonation of delay but the same has not at all been taken into consideration by the respondent no.2 while rejecting the same. 4. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-State and perused the record. 5. In this view of the matter and also in the interest of justice, the order dated 22.08.2025 passed by respondent no.2-Joint Commissioner (Food), Meerut Division, Meerut is set aside by imposing a cost of Rs.2,000/- upon the petitioner, which should Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Abhishek Kumar Mishra, Aditya Prasad Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. M/S Ajay Thakur .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) be deposited by him within 10 days from today in favour of High Court Bar Association, Allahabad and submit proof of deposit before respondent no.2. If it is so, the respondent no.2 is directed to decide the appeal filed by the petitioner strictly in accordance with law on merits expeditiously and preferably within four months, thereafter. 6. Accordingly, present writ petition is allowed. (Prakash Padia,J.) September 19, 2025 Pramod Tripathi WRIC No. 33082 of 2025 2 Digitally signed by :- PRAMOD TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- PRAMOD TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad