Abhishek Kumar Singh v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Chief Justice's Court Case :- WRIT - C No. - 30880 of 2023 Petitioner :- Abhishek Kumar Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Dileep Kumar Vishwakarma Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Pritinker Diwaker,Chief Justice Hon'ble Ashutosh Srivastava,J.

¶1Heard Shri Raghvendra Pratap, Advocate, under the authority of Shri Dileep Kumar Vishwakarma, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Rajeev Singh, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel, representing the State respondents.

¶2Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to correct the description of the respondent no. 3, during the course of the day.

¶3The grievance of the petitioner is that despite making several representations to the authorities concerned for construction of the road, in front of the house of the petitioner, the respondents have not responded. He submits that he has preferred a representation dated 16.08.2023 addressed to the respondent no. 3, which is stated to be pending and the purpose of filing present writ petition shall stands served if appropriate directions are issued to the respondent no. 3, Executive Officer, Nagar Panchayat, Derapur, District-kanpur Dehat, to conclude and decide the representation of the petitioner, within the time frame fixed by this Court.

¶4Learned counsel representing the respondents have no objection the aforesaid proposition.

¶5This Court is also of the opinion that no useful purpose would be served by keeping the writ petition pending and the same is accordingly disposed of by requiring the respondent no. 3 Executive Officer, Nagar Panchayat, Derapur, District-kanpur Dehat, to look into the matter and pass appropriate orders on the pending representation of the petitioner dated 16.08.2023 expeditiously, preferably within a period of one month, from the date of production of certified copy of order of this Court.

¶6Needless to say that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case and it shall be open for the respondent No. 3 to consider the claim of the petitioner in accordance with law. Order Date :- 18.10.2023 Deepak/ (Ashutosh Srivastava,J.) (Pritinker Diwaker,CJ.) High Court of Judicature at Allahabad