HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 33144 of 2025 Court No. - 40 HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J. HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J. 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to implead Chief Electoral Officer, U.P. Lucknow as respondent no. 3 in the array of parties during the course of the day. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents. 3. The petitioner by means of present writ petition has sought the following reliefs :- "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondents to make the payment of Rs. 12,67,930/- as outstanding amount for supply in Loksabha Election 2014 within the time framed and along with interest there upon till the actual payment is made. (ii) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent no. 1 to take decision in the matter in pursuance of the representation dated 09.09.2022 pending before him within stipulated period as fixed by this Hon'ble Court." 4. The grievance of the petitioner is that the he has supplied tent, furniture, electronic and other logistical set up in the Lok Sabha General Election, 2014 and submit bill in the office of District Electoral Officer. The claim of the petitioner has been acknowledged by the Deputy District Electoral Officer/Additional District Magistrate, Kasganj by letter dated Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Yogendra Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. New Laxmi Tent House, Etah, Through Its Proprietor Sheshpal Yadav .....Petitioner(s) Chief Election Officer, U.P. Lucknow And Another .....Respondent(s) 18.02.2025, whereby he has requested to the Chief Electoral Officer, State of U.P., Distribution of Budget-8, Lucknow to release the fund. It is submitted that Chief Electoral Officer is seized of the matter. 5. Learned Standing Counsel contends that no useful purpose would be served in keeping the writ petition pending as the direction has already been issued to Chief Electoral Officer, State of U.P., Distribution of Budget-8, Lucknow for making payment. 6. In view of above, the writ petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to file a detailed representation annexing the copy of letter dated 18.02.2025 before newly impleaded respondent no. 3/Chief Electoral Officer, U.P., Lucknow within a period of one month from today. On filing of the such representation, the respondent no. 3 is directed to consider and decide the same within a further period of two months, thereafter in accordance with law, after giving due notice and opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. September 19, 2025 sailesh WRIC No. 33144 of 2025 2 (Amitabh Kumar Rai,J.) (Saral Srivastava,J.) Digitally signed by :- SAILESH PRAJAPATI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- SAILESH PRAJAPATI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- SAILESH PRAJAPATI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- SAILESH PRAJAPATI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- SAILESH PRAJAPATI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad