Kamlesh v. State of U.P. and 10 Others

Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 40337 of 2023 Petitioner :- Kamlesh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 10 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Raj Kumar Kesari,Janardan Singh Counsel for Respondent :- CSC Hon'ble Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondent. This writ petition has been filed with a prayer to direct the District Judge, Allahabad to decide the Election Revision No. 165 of 2023 (Kamlesh Vs. Gulab Singh and others) pending before the court of District Judge, Prayagraj, expeditiously within stipulated period. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that against the order dated 07.07.2023, the petitioner filed Election Revision No. 165/23, under section 12-C (6) of U.P. Panchayat Raj Act, on

18.07.2023 which is still pending. Therefore, a direction may be issued to District Judge, Allahabad to decide the aforesaid within stipulated period. The learned Standing Counsel has no objection to the submission made by the counsel for the petitioner. No useful purpose would be served by keeping this petition pending in view of the order, which the Court proposes to pass hereunder. Without entering into the controversy involved in the writ petition, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to District Judge, Allahabad to decide the aforesaid election revision in accordance with law after giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, by means of a reasoned and speaking order, expeditiously preferably within a period of three months, from the date of production of a certified copy of this order, if there is no legal impediment. It is made clear that this Court has not examined the merits of the claim of the petitioner and the authority concerned shall apply its own mind strictly in accordance with law. Order Date :- 1.12.2023/Arti High Court of Judicature at Allahabad