Ram Janak v. State of U.P. and 4 Others

Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 30988 of 2023 Petitioner :- Ram Janak Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Pramod Kumar Sahani Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Pankaj Kumar Gupta Hon'ble Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J. Heard Mr. Pramod Kumar Sahani, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. The counsel for the petitioner prays that the prayer no.2 may be not pressed. This petition has been filed with a prayer to direct the respondent no.4-Assistant Development Officer, (Panchayat) Block Basti Sadar, District-Basti to decide the application of petitioner dated 27.12.2022. Counsel for the petitioner submits that earlier the name of petitioner was there in the Family Register. However, due to complaint made by Smt. Anuradha wife of petitioner's brother, his name has been removed from the Parivaar Register, therefore, an application has been given to the respondent no.4 to look into the grievances of the petitioner regarding the aforesaid. Learned Standing Counsel has no objection to the aforesaid submission. In view of the aforesaid, no useful purpose will be served to keep this writ petition pending and calling for a counter affidavit. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this writ petition is finally disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to file afresh application before the respondent no.4-Assistant Development Officer, (Panchayat) Block Basti Sadar, District-Basti along with a certified copy of this order within a period of two weeks from today and, if any such application is filed, the respondent no.4 shall make all endeavours to consider and decide the same after giving opportunity of hearing to all the parties expeditiously, in accordance with law, by reasoned and speaking order, preferably within a period of two months from the date of receipt of the said application. It is made clear that this Court has not examined the merits of the case of the petitioner and the authority concerned shall apply its own mind strictly in accordance with law. Order Date :- 17.10.2023 Saif High Court of Judicature at Allahabad