Ravi Shankar Shukla v. State of U.P. Thru. Distt. Magistrate Sultanpur and 18 Others

Court No. - 18 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 6373 of 2023 Petitioner :- Ravi Shankar Shukla Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Distt. Magistrate Sultanpur And 18 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Vinod Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Mohan Singh Hon'ble Shree Prakash Singh,J. At the very outset, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State has pointed out that there is a statutory efÏcacious alternative remedy available to the petitioner and therefore, the instant writ petition is liable to be dismissed on this ground alone. On the other hand,learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that he may be permitted to withdraw the instant petition with liberty to approach the appropriate forum. Learned Standing Counsel as well as learned counsel for the Gaon Sabha have no objection to the contention aforesaid. In view of aforesaid submissions, the instant petition is dismissed as not pressed with the aforesaid liberty It is further provided that if the petitioner approaches the appropriate forum, he would be at liberty to move an application for condonation of delay, which shall be considered and decided by the court concerned. OfÏce is directed to return the certified copies of the orders, if any, to the learned counsel for the petitioner, after procuring the photocopies of the same on record. Order Date :- 20.12.2023 AKS High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench