HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 16405 of 2026 Court No. - 52 HON'BLE MRS. MANJU RANI CHAUHAN, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents, Mr. S.K. Singh, learned counsel for the respondent no.3. 2. The writ petition has been filed with the following prayers:- "(i) a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the circular dated 13.11.2022 issued by the UP Secondary Education Services Selection Board, Prayagraj (Annexure 6 to the writ petition) in so far as it pertains to Shri Yashoda Lal Mishra Uchchattar Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Azamgarh as also the circular letter dated 27.08.2026 issued by the Director of Education (Secondary), UP, Prayagraj (Annexure 7 to the writ petition). (ii) a writ, order or direction of a suitable nature restraining the respondent for taking any action in pursuance of the order impugned. a writ, order or direction of a suitable nature commanding the respondent not to interfere in the working of the petitioner as officiating principal of Shri Yashoda Lal Mishra Uchchattar Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Azamgarh and to pay the petitioner his regular monthly salary on the said post, regularly, every month. (iv) a writ, order or direction in the nature of which this Hon'ble court may deem fit and proper under the circumstances of the case. (v) award cost to the humble petitioner throughout of the present writ petition." 3. In view of the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case and the order proposed to be passed hereunder, this Court proceeds to finally decide the matter, with the consent of the counsel for the parties, without issuing notice to respondent nos.5, 6, 7 and 8, wherein respondent nos.6, 7 and 8 being selected candidates, or calling for any further affidavit. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Siddharth Khare, Sr. Advocate Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Shiv Kumar Singh Amal Kishor Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of Up And 7 Others .....Respondent(s) 4. At the very outset, learned counsel for respondent-Commission submit that the controversy in question has already been decided by the Co- ordinate Bench of this Court in Writ-A No. 19537 of 2022, (Dr. Sanjay Kumar Mishra vs. State of U.P. and 6 others ), decided on 05.10.2026. 5. Accordingly, the present petition stands dismissed in terms of the aforesaid judgment in Dr. Sanjay Kumar Mishra (supra). October 7, 2026 K.N. WRIA No. 16405 of 2026 2 (Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J.) Digitally signed by :- KALP NATH SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad