Nav Durga Pooja Samiti Thru. Its President Ram Kuber v. State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Deptt. Home Secrt. Lko. and 4 Others

Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 8836 of 2023 Petitioner :- Nav Durga Pooja Samiti Thru. Its President Ram Kuber Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Deptt. Home Secrt. Lko. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ranvijai Chaudhari,Ajit Verma Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Vivek Chaudhary,J. Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State. Petitioner has approached this Court claiming that he has applied for permission to hold Durga Puja by installing the idol of Maa Durga in the ensuing Navratri and its immersion process thereafter, before the District Magistrate, District Shravasti and his grievance would be sufÏciently met in case his representation dated 25.09.2023 is considered and decided expeditiously in a time bound manner. Looking into the facts and circumstances and without entering into the merits of the case, the respondent no. 2 i.e. the District Magistrate, District Shravasti is directed to consider the representation of the petitioner and pass appropriate reasoned and speaking order on the same, in accordance with law, within a period of five days from the date a certified copy of this order is placed before him. With the aforesaid, writ petition is disposed of. Let a copy of this order be provided to learned counsel for the petitioner on payment of usual charges today itself. (Manish Kumar, J.) (Vivek Chaudhary, J.) Order Date :- 12.10.2023 Nitesh High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench