Sanjafi Devi v. State of U.P. and 8 Others

Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 31863 of 2023 Petitioner :- Sanjafi Devi Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 8 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Satyawan Yadav,Anand Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Prashant Kumar,J.

¶1Heard Shri Anand Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. Uttara Bahuguna, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondents.

¶2By means of the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a writ mandamus directing the respondent no. 5 - to take appropriate action against the respondent nos. 7 to 9 for creating hindrance in the construction of house of the petitioner under Pradhan Mantri Avas Yojna.

¶3In pith and substance, learned counsel for the petitioner states that under the Pradhan Mantri Avas Yojna, the claim of the petitioner was found to be in order and accordingly, the same was processed and Rs. 40,000/- for raising construction was also accorded to the petitioner by the competent authority. Once the petitioner has commenced the construction, the private respondents arrayed as respondent nos. 7, 8 and 9 are creating obstruction in the ongoing construction on the spot. He submits that his plight/claim may be addressed by the competent authority.

¶4Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the issue and with the consent of counsel for the parties, the writ petition stands disposed of asking the Chief Development Officer, Azamgarh to look into, examine and redress the grievance of the petitioner strictly in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably, within three weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order, but certainly after giving an opportunity of hearing to all the stakeholders in the matter. Order Date :- 12.10.2023 Rama Kant High Court of Judicature at Allahabad High Court of Judicature at Allahabad