Allahabad High Court
SITA RAM AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- MANISH KUMAR NIGAM
Holding
The court directed the respondent to decide the pending restoration application within twelve weeks, thereby disposing of the writ petition.
Summary
The petitioners filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing Respondent No.2 to decide a restoration application filed on 27 November 2020, which had remained pending despite several dates being fixed. The petitioner argued that the delay was unjustified and requested an expeditious decision. The court examined the petition and noted that keeping the writ petition pending served no useful purpose. Without delving into the merits of the restoration application, the court ordered the respondent to decide the application within twelve weeks of the certified copy of the order, after service and hearing, and to avoid unnecessary adjournments. The petition was therefore disposed of with the directive for prompt adjudication.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondent to decide a pending restoration application
Subjects
- writ of mandamus
- restoration application
- expeditious disposal
- administrative law
- High Court of Allahabad
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 17314 of 2026
Sita Ram And Another
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Girish Chandra Maurya
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Pankaj Kumar Gupta
Court No. - 36
HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR NIGAM, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing
Counsel for the State and perused the record.
2. The instant writ petition has been filed for the following relief:
"Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus
directing the Respondent No. 2 to decide Restoration
application dated 27.11.2020 (Annexure no. 14 to this writ
petition)"
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the aforesaid
restoration application is pending since 2020. It is further
contended that several dates have been fixed but the same has not
been decided yet. He prayed that the same may be decided,
expeditiously.
4. No useful purpose would be served in keeping this petition
pending.
5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without
expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present
petition stands disposed of finally with a direction to respondent
No. 2 to consider and decide the aforementioned application, in
accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of
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twelve weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of
this order after ensuring service upon all the opposite parties and
giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned and
without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the
parties provided that there is no other legal impediment.
May 5, 2026 (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.)
Ved Prakash
Digitally signed by :-
VED PRAKASH SHARMA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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