Allahabad High Court
SUGGI DEVIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 6 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- VINOD DIWAKAR
Holding
The Court directed Respondent No.3 to decide the petitioner's application for renewal of the fair price shop within eight weeks, thereby granting the writ of mandamus.
Summary
Petitioner Suggi Devi filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing Respondent No.3 to decide her application dated 09-04-2026 for renewal of a fair price shop in Gram Sabha, Behra, Varanasi. The petitioner alleged that the application remained pending without any final decision. The High Court examined the petition and, noting the delay, ordered that the respondent decide the application in accordance with law within eight weeks of the certified copy of the order. No substantive legal reasoning was elaborated beyond the need for timely administrative action. The petition was disposed with the direction to the respondent.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can issue a mandamus directing the respondent to decide the petitioner's application for renewal of a fair price shop within a stipulated time.
Subjects
- mandamus
- fair price shop
- renewal
- public distribution system
- administrative law
- writ petition
- direction
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 15391 of 2026
Suggi Devi
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 6 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Binod Kumar Vishwakarma, Kamala
Shanker Singh, Ram Nath Yadav
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Bhupendra Kumar Tripathi, C.S.C.
Court No. - 37
HON'BLE VINOD DIWAKAR, J.
1. Heard counsel for the petitioner and learned standing counsel representing
the State-respondents.
2. The present writ petition has been preferred for issuance of a direction in
the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent no. 3 to decide the
petitioner's application dated 09.04.2026, within stipulated time and
allot/renew the fair price shop of Gram Sabha, Behra, Post-Khochwa, Tehsil
Raja Talab, District Varanasi
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that aforesaid application for
renewal of fair price shop has been pending consideration before respondent
no. 3, but no final decision has been taken till date. Therefore, a suitable
direction be issued to respondent no.3 to decide the aforesaid application
expeditiously, within a stipulated time.
4. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, the present writ petition
is finally disposed of with a direction to respondent no. 3 to consider and
decide the petitioner's application regarding renewal of fair price shop,
strictly in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks from the date
of production of a certified copy of this order.
April 23, 2026
Shafique
(Vinod Diwakar,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
SAFIKUR RAHAMAN
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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