Ashok Dhangar v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 36065 of 2023 Petitioner :- Ashok Dhangar Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mukesh Chandra Gupta,Shubham Prakash Gupta Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J. Heard Mr. Mukesh Chandra Gupta, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with a prayer to direct the respondent no.2 to decide the appeal dated 16.08.2022, under the Uttar Pradesh Janhit Guarantee Adhiniyam, 2011 in pursuance of the Government Order dated 24.01.2019 for issue a Caste Certificate of Dhangar (S.C.) in the name of the petitioner, expeditiously. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the appeal filed by the petitioner is pending since 16.08.2022. Therefore, a direction may be issued to respondent no.2 to decide the appeal of the petitioner within stipulated period. Learned Standing Counsel does not dispute the aforesaid. Counsel for the parties agree that the writ petition may be disposed of finally at this stage without calling for a counter affidavit specifically in view of the order proposed to be passed today. In view of the aforesaid, without going into the merits of the case of the petitioner, this writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to the respondent no.2, i.e. District Magistrate, Mathura to decide the appeal dated 16.08.2022, in accordance with the law, after hearing all the parties concerned, preferably within a period of two months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. 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 :- 16.11.2023 Jitendra/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad