M/S Avinash Chandra Mishra Contracter, Gonda Thru. Its Proprietor Avinash Chandra Mishra v. Union of India Thru. Secy. Ministry of Human Resource Development, New Delhi and 4 Others

Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 11373 of 2023 Petitioner :- M/S Avinash Chandra Mishra Contracter, Gonda Thru. Its Proprietor Avinash Chandra Mishra Respondent :- Union Of India Thru. Secy. Ministry Of Human Resource Development, New Delhi And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mohd.Areeb Siddiqui,Mohd. Mustafizul Haq Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C.,Pradeep Tiwari Hon'ble Vivek Chaudhary,J. Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State, Sri Ambrish Rai, learned counsel for the Union of India and Sri Pradeep Tiwari, learned counsel respondent nos.4 and 5.

¶2Petitioner has approached this Court claiming that his firm was blacklisted and the earnest money was seized. Thereafter, the said order was withdrawn by order dated 20.2.2019 of District Basic Education Officer, Lucknow, but the earnest money has not been returned as yet.

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

¶4Learned counsel for respondents have no objection to the same.

¶5In view thereof, petitioner is permitted to make a fresh detailed representation to respondent no.5-District Finance and Accounts Officer, Basic Shiksha, Lucknow, raising all their grievance, annexing therewith a copy of this writ petition along with annexures and all the documents in support of their claim within a period of two weeks from today along with a certified copy of this order.

¶6In case such a representation is moved by petitioner, respondent no.5 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.

¶7It 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.

¶8With the aforesaid directions, present writ petition is disposed of. [Manish Kumar,J.] [Vivek Chaudhary,J.] Order Date :- 22.12.2023 Sachin High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench