Kallu Singh v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 23145 of 2023 Petitioner :- Kallu Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rajesh Kumar Tiwari Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Kunal Ravi Singh Hon'ble Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J. Heard Mr. Rajesh Kumar Tiwari, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Kunal Ravi Singh, learned Chief Standing Counsel for respondent nos. 2 and 3 and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this writ petition is being finally disposed off at this stage without calling for a counter affidavit. The writ petition has been filed with a prayer to direct the respondent no.3 to comply the order dated 30.01.2023 and recover the amount from the respondent no.4 and further prayer to provide information to the petitioner in pursuance of his application/appeal of the petitioner. On the basis of instructions, learned Standing Counsel submits that an application has been moved by respondent no.4 in which the date fixed is 12.10.2023. Learned counsel for respondent nos.2 and 3, submits that the petition has been filed is at premature stage, however, the petitioner has a remedy to file application under Section 18 of the R.T.I. Act before the authorities concerned for redressal of his grievance. No useful purpose would be served by keeping this petition pending in view of the order, which the Court proposes to pass hereunder. Considering the facts and circumstance of the case, it is directed that in case the petitioner shall move an application/representation, ventilating all his grievances, before the authorities concerned, within two weeks from today along with a certified copy of this order, the concerned authorities shall make all endeavours to consider and decide the same, in accordance with law, after giving opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, by means of a reasoned and speaking order, as expeditiously as possible, from the date of production of certified copy of this order, if there is no legal impediment. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is disposed off. Order Date :- 12.10.2023 Rahul. High Court of Judicature at Allahabad