HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 23832 of 2022 Court No. - 5 HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J. HON'BLE VIVEK SARAN, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Jai Bahadur Singh, learned counsel for the respondent no.4 and learned Standing Counsel for the State-Respondent nos.1, 2 and 3 and perused the record. 2. Present writ petition has been filed, inter-alia, with the following prayers:- "A. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing upon the District Magistrate, Agra and Additional District Magistrate (Nazul), Agra/ respondent no. 2 and 3 to issue No Objection Certificate regarding sanctioning of map for proposed Layout Plan of G.L. Town to be constructed at Khasra Nos. 778, 779, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 789 and 790 situated at Mauza Chak Abbal, Sawad City, Mohanpura, Tehsil and District Agra forthwith as asked by the Agra Development Authority, Agra in its letter dated 19.10.2021 on submission of online map by petitioner" 3. It is argued that in spite of letter dated 19.10.2021 written by the Agra Development Authority, Agra to the various District/Revenue Authorities (Annexure No.4 to the writ petition), till date no No Objection Certificate has been granted by the Nazul department. Learned counsel for the petitioner has also placed reliance upon a letter dated 24.5.2022 written by Prabhari Pravartan, Agra Development Authority, Agra in which again a prayer has been made to grant No Objection Certificate in respect of the land in dispute for which sanction of map was required but till date no decision has been taken by the Nazul department either for the grant or refusal of the No Objection Certificate in favour of the petitioner. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anil Kumar Bajpai, Rahul Sahai Counsel for Respondent(s) : Anand Prakash Paul, C.S.C., Jai Bahadur Singh Smt. Ruchi Goyal .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) 4. In this view of the matter and in the interest of justice, without entering into the merits of the case, this writ petition is finally disposed of directing the respondent no.3/Addl. District Magistrate (Nazul), Agra to take final decision in the matter most expeditiously and preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order in accordance with law. In case, the respondent no.3 is of the opinion that he is not the competent authority, then he will place the matter before the competent authority who will take a decision in the matter as aforesaid. September 29, 2026 Gaurav Kuls WRIC No. 23832 of 2022 2 (Vivek Saran,J.) (Prakash Padia,J.) Digitally signed by :- GAURAV KULSHRESTHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad