Sushila Devi v. Union of India Thru. Secy. Ministry of Postal Services New Delhi and 2 Others

Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 8906 of 2023 Petitioner :- Sushila Devi Respondent :- Union Of India Thru. Secy. Ministry Of Postal Services New Delhi And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Dinesh Kumar Ayra,Ravi Kumar Dwivedi Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I. Hon'ble Vivek Chaudhary,J. Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Varun Pandey, learned counsel for the respondents.

¶2Petitioner has approached this Court for the following reliefs:- "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus thereby commanding the opposite party No. 3 to correct the name of the account holder Gudiya (a nickname) by her real name Sushila Devi in her post office account bearing account No.7498819095 in Post Office Aishbagh, Lucknow in the interest of justice.

(ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus thereby commanding the opposite party No. 3 to decide the representation pending before him, in the interest of justice".

¶3Learned counsel for petitioner submits that grievance of petitioner would sufficiently be met in case representation of petitioner for the said purposes is considered and decided in a time bound manner.

¶4On instructions, Shri Varun pandey, learned counsel for respondents states that certain documents are sought from the petitioner, which she may provide.

¶5The aforesaid statement is taken on record.

¶6Petitioner is permitted to make a fresh detailed representation to respondent no.3-Post Master, Post Office Aishbagh, Lucknow, raising all her grievance, annexing therewith a copy of this writ petition along with annexures and all the documents in support of her claim within a period of two weeks from today along with a certified copy of this order.

¶7In case such a representation is moved by petitioner, respondent no.3 shall consider and decide the same in accordance with law by a reasoned and speaking order within a period of two months from the date a certified copy of this order along with representation is placed before him.

¶8It is made clear that this Court has not applied itself on the merits of the case and all questions are left open to be considered and decided by the competent authority in accordance with law.

¶9With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition is disposed of. . [Manish Kumar, J.] [Vivek Chaudhary, J.] Order Date :- 13.10.2023 -Amit K-High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench