S and P Associates v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 29189 of 2023 Petitioner :- S And P Associates Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Vatsala Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Prashant Kumar,J.

¶1Heard Ms. Vatsala, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. Devansh Rathore, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondents.

¶2The petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs :- "(i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent nos. 2 and 3 to release the salary of Rs. 12,000/- per Gram Panchayat annually till date in favour of the petitioner's firm within stipulated time.

(ii) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent nos. 2 and 3 not to deposit tax deduction amount in the Current Account No. 6031201000083, Branch Chitrakoot Dham, Karvi, Bank-Canara Bank."

¶3The petitioner is confined his prayer that a direction may be issued to the respondents to release the amount of Rs. 12,000/- per Gram Panchayat annually.

¶4Learned counsel for the petitioner states that in spite of repeated request, the respondents have not processed the application of the petitioner.

¶5Considering the facts and circumstances and without adverting into the merits of the case, we leave it open to the petitioner to move an appropriate application ventilating his grievance before the District Panchayat Raj Officer, Chitrakoot (respondent no. 3), in case, any such application is preferred, the same would be processed by the authority concerned within six weeks.

¶6With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 16.10.2023 Rama Kant High Court of Judicature at Allahabad