Allahabad High Court
RAMPATIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
- Bench
- VIVEK SARAN
Holding
The Court may direct the administrative authority to decide the pending application within a stipulated time when no legal impediment exists.
Summary
The petitioner, Rampati, filed a writ petition seeking the expeditious disposal of an application dated 06-11-2025 that was pending before the Sub‑Divisional Officer, Tehsil‑Soraon, District Prayagraj (respondent No.3). The sole relief prayed for was a direction to the officer to decide the application within a reasonable time. Both the State’s standing counsel and the counsel for respondent No.4 raised no objection to the prayer. The Court, noting the absence of any legal impediment, ordered that the pending application be decided preferably within six months of the certified copy of the order. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of with the said direction.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can direct an administrative authority to dispose of a pending application expeditiously.
Subjects
- writ petition
- expeditious disposal
- administrative authority
- direction to decide
- pending application
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 32871 of 2026
Rampati
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Raj Kumar Yadav
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Azad Rai, C.S.C.
Court No. - 5
HON'BLE VIVEK SARAN, J.
1. Heard Sri R.K. Radav, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned
Standing Counsel for the State respondents and Sri Azad Rai, learned
counsel for the respondent no.4.
2. The sole prayer made in the instant writ petition is for expeditious
disposal of application dated 06.11.2025 alleged to have been filed before
the respondent no.3, within a time bound manner.
3. Learned Standing Counsel as well as learned counsel for the respondent
no.4 do not have any objection to the above prayer.
4. In such view of the matter, this petition stands disposed of with
direction to the Respondent No.3/Sub Divisional Officer, Tehsil-Soraon,
District Prayagraj to decide the application of the petitioner dated
06.11.2025 appended as Annexure-3 if not already decided, expeditiously
preferably within a period of six months from the date of production of
certified copy of this order provided there is no legal impediment.
September 23, 2026
Deepika
(Vivek Saran,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
DEEPIKA SINGH
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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