HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 14942 of 2026 Court No. - 33 HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR NIGAM, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for State-respondents, Shri Fuzail Ahmad Ansari, learned counsel for respondent nos. 2, 3 & 4 and perused the record. 2. The present petition has been filed with the following prayer: "I. To issue a Writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent authorities to regularize the deceased husband of the petitioner in service on the post of (Ex-Class- IVth (Ad-hoc) Employee of Allahabad District Judgeship) on the post of Attendant/Ardali. II. To issue a Writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing to the respondent authorities to pay the salary and other pecuniary benefits to the family member as a regular employee since date of regularization of the deceased husband of the petitioner." 3. Learned counsel appearing for respondent submitted that the petitioner has not approached the authorities for redressal of his grievance but a writ of mandamus has been filed for directing the respondent to consider and decide the case of the petitioner. 4. The basic principle of writ of mandamus is that once the petitioner approaches the authority for enforcement of his right or any certain protection and no action is taken then he can approach this Court and file a petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India for issuance of writ of Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ajeet Shukla, Somendra Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : Ashish Mishra, C.S.C. Tarawati .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) mandamus. In the present case, the petitioner approached this Court directly for issuance of writ of mandamus without approaching the authorities, therefore, this petition is not maintainable. 5. In view of the above, I am not inclined to entertain the instant petition. 6. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the authorities for redressal of his grievance. September 24, 2026 Ved Prakash WRIA No. 14942 of 2026 2 (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.) Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- VED PRAKASH SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad