HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 35209 of 2026 Court No. - 21 HON'BLE ARINDAM SINHA, J. HON'BLE SATYA VEER SINGH, J. 1. Petitioner has challenged e-auction notice dated 4th August, 2026. The auction was held during pendency of the writ petition. Mr. Arvind Srivastava, learned advocate appears for petitioner and Mr. Kartikeya Saran, learned advocate, Additional Advocate General, for State. Paragraph 2 from our order dated 16th September, 2026 is reproduced below. "Mr. Kartikeya Saran, learned advocate, Additional Advocate General appears for State. On query he submits, the auction process is one in which bids are not made public. Moreover, pursuant to our interim order dated 11th September, 2026, the result has not been published. On further query Mr. Saran seeks adjournment to obtain instruction on petitioner being allowed to put in bid in the auction held and left to otherwise pursue his remedy for adjustment." Mr. Saran submits, petitioner can be permitted to put in bid. He submits further, there be direction for providing a window, within which petitioner can submit his bid. 2. We accept good suggestion made on behalf of State. The bidding process be re-opened by respondent no. 4 upon authorizing the auctioneer. This direction is for limited purpose of petitioner putting in his bid upon notice to petitioner and bidders. In the circumstances, the window be notified to the bidders who had duly put in their bids. The notice to include website copy of this order. Noticed bidders may improve their Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Achal Singh, Arvind Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Dharmendra Kumar .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) bids, if they will. We have consciously eliminated the public at large from the window for admitting bid of petitioner and enhanced bid, if any by existing bidders because none amongst them had participated in the auction process. The other question on assessment is left open. 3. On above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. September 23, 2026 Jaswant WRIC No. 35209 of 2026 2 (Arindam Sinha,J.) (Satya Veer Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- JASWANT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad