PAYAL RAGHUVANSHI AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
WRIC/40046/2026 · 2026-09-30
Prakash Padia, Vivek Saran
body2026
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 40046 of 2026 Court No. - 5 HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J.
HON'BLE VIVEK SARAN, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Standing Counsel for respondent Nos.1 & 3 and Sri Mohd. Afzal, learned counsel for respondent No.2.
2. The petitioners have preferred the present petition with the following prayer:-
"I. Issue Writ, or Order in the Nature of Mandamus Directing Commanding the Respondent Authorities to ensure the Expeditious Execution of the Recovery Certificate dated 26.03.2024 (as contained in Annexure No.-6) against defaulting Developer i.e. Respondent No.4, within a period of One Month or stipulated time period fixed by this Hon'ble Court."
3. In view of the order proposed to be passed herein, no useful purpose would be served by putting the respondent/respondents to notice and keeping this petition pending before this Court. However, in case respondent/respondents feels aggrieved by the order his/her right to seek modification/variation of the order is being kept reserved.
4. It is argued by learned counsel for the petitioners that despite the recovery certificate dated 26.03.2024 issued by the respondent No.2, no action has been taken by the respondent No.3/District Magistrate, Ghaziabad. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Santosh Kukmar Tiwari Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Mohd. Afzal Payal Raghuvanshi And Another .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s)
5. On the other hand, it is argued by learned Standing Counsel that respondent No.3 will take a decision in the matter expeditiously.
6. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.
7. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the present petition is disposed of directing the respondent No.3/District Magistrate, Ghaziabad to take a decision in the matter strictly in accordance with law most expeditiously and preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order unless there is no legal impediment. October 1, 2026 saqlain WRIC No. 40046 of 2026 2 (Vivek Saran,J.) (Prakash Padia,J.) Digitally signed by :- SYED MOHAMMAD SAQLAIN HAIDER High Court of Judicature at Allahabad