Israrul Haque Ansari v. The Collector Dist. Magistrate Ayodhya and 4 Others

Court No. - 18 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 9877 of 2023 Petitioner :- Israrul Haque Ansari Respondent :- The Collector Dist. Magistrate Ayodhya And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Shamshad Ahmad Khan,Huma Khan Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Anurag Srivastava Hon'ble Shree Prakash Singh,J. Sri S.A. Khan, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he may be permitted to implead the Director, Tourism, Uttar Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation Ltd, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow as respondent no. 6 in the array of the parties during the course of day as he is the necessary party. Learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the respondent nos. 3 to 5 have no objection to the submissions aforesaid. In view of the aforesaid, learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to implead the Director, Tourism, Uttar Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation Ltd, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow as respondent no. 6 in the array of the parties during the course of the day. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the respondents nos. 3 to 6, learned counsel for the State and perused the material placed on record. By means of the instant petition, the petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:- "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the opposite party nos. 1 and 2 to fix the standard rent of the premises in question within the time bound period as may be fixed by this Hon'ble Court.

(ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the opposite party no.3 to take a decision in the matter and either accept the revised rate of rent demanded by the petitioner vide his notice dated 04.12.2016 or vacate the premises in question and pay the arrears of rent due from 01.01.2017 till date within the time bound period as may be fixed by this Hon'ble Court." Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a letter dated

5.12.2022 has been sent by the Deputy Director, Department of Tourism, Ayodhya Division, Ayodhya to the Director, Tourism, i.e., respondent no.6, which is pending consideration. He submits that the interest of justice would be sub-served if this Hon'ble Court is pleased to direct the Director, Tourism, i.e., respondent nos. 6 to consider and take a decision on letter dated

5.12.2022 written by the Deputy Director of Tourism, Ayodhya Division, Ayodhya within stipulated period of time. Learned counsel for the respondents have no objection to the submissions aforesaid. In view of the aforesaid, the Director, Tourism, i.e., respondent no.6 is hereby directed to take a decision on the letter dated

5.12.2022 sent by the Deputy Director of Tourism, Ayodhya Division, Ayodhya within a period of six weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before it in accordance with law. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 21.12.2023 Ram Murti High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench