Mewa Lal Pushkar v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 38691 of 2023 Petitioner :- Mewa Lal Pushkar Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Dharmendra Kumar Tripathi,Shashank Tripathi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Prashant Kumar,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Ambrish Shukla, learned Additional Chief Standing Cousnel for the State-respondents.

¶2The petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs :- "(i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent authorities to provide the permanent security, ensuring full protection to the life of the petitioner for his lifetime, within stipulated time.

(ii) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the Superintendent of Police, Jaunpur/Respondent No. 4 to consider, decide and dispose of the representation dated

11.09.2023 filed by the petitioner within reasonable time."

¶3The petitioner raised a grievance for security, in this regard, learned counsel for the petitioner has placed reliance upon the report dated 18th August, 2016 appended as Annexure-2 to the writ petition. Counsel for the petitioner submits that for the same grievance, earlier, the petitioner has filed the Writ-C No. 57886 of 2017 (Mewa Lal Pushkar v. State of U.P. and 05 others) and the Division Bench vide its order dated 05.12.2017 had disposed of the writ petition with direction to the Superintendent of Police to place the paper-book to the District Level Committee, who will take action and pass an appropriate order on the petitioner's application. He submits that in response thereof, admittedly, the application of the petitioner was processed by the District Level Committee under the witness protection. He submits that as per the threat perception, the claim of the petitioner is to be redressed by the Government in the light of the Government Order dated

09.05.2014.

¶4Without going into the veracity of the assertions made by the petitioner, we dispose of the instant writ petition. In case, petitioner moves an appropriate application in the light of Government Order dated 09.05.2014 before the Security Level Committee, the same would be processed as per law, expeditiously. Order Date :- 5.12.2023 Rama Kant High Court of Judicature at Allahabad High Court of Judicature at Allahabad