Allahabad High Court
RAM BACHANversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- ASHUTOSH SRIVASTAVA
Holding
The High Court directed the District Magistrate, Jaunpur, to decide the pending representation within three months, thereby granting the petitioner's relief.
Summary
The petitioner, Ram Bachan, filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the District Magistrate of Jaunpur to decide a representation he had filed on 24 May 2025, which remained pending. The petitioner argued that the delay violated his right to a timely decision, and requested the court to fix a time‑frame for disposal. The respondent, the State of U.P. and others, raised no objection to the prayer. The court examined the circumstances and concluded that justice required an expeditious decision by the administrative authority. Accordingly, the court ordered the District Magistrate to consider and decide the representation within three months of service of the order. The petition was disposed after issuing the direction.
Issues considered
- Whether a High Court can direct a District Magistrate to decide a pending representation within a specified time‑frame.
Subjects
- writ petition
- administrative law
- direction to public authority
- expeditious disposal
- representation pending
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - B No. - 4251 of 2026
Ram Bachan
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Bal Krishna Yadav, Harendra Yadav
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 50
HON'BLE ASHUTOSH SRIVASTAVA, J.
Heard Shri Bal Krishna Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned
Standing Counsel for the State-respondent.
Apart from other reliefs, learned counsel for the applicant has confined his
prayer with regard to Prayer No. 2.
The prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner is to issue a direction
to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 24.5.2025 stated to be
pending before the respondent No.2, District Magistrate, Jaunpur within a
time frame fixed by this Court.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that representation filed by the
petitioner is pending consideration since 24.5.2025 and the purpose of filing
the present petition would stand served if appropriate directions are issued to
the respondent No.2, District Magistrate, Jaunpur to consider and decide the
aforesaid representation within a time frame fixed by this Court.
Learned Standing Counsel has no objection to the aforesaid proposition.
Considering the totality of the circumstances and submissions advanced by
learned counsel for the petitioner, this Court is of the opinion that ends of
justice would stand sub served if directions are issued for expeditious
disposal of aforesaid case.
Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of by requiring the respondent
No.2, District Magistrate, Jaunpur seized with the representation dated
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24.5.2025 to consider and decide the same, expeditiously, preferably, within
a period of one three months, upon service of certified copy of the order of
this Court, in accordance with law.
(Ashutosh Srivastava,J.)
September 23, 2026
Ravi Prakash
Digitally signed by :-
RAVI PRAKASH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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