Allahabad High Court
GIRIJESH PATHAKversusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The court directed the Authority to decide the petitioner’s representation within one month, after hearing, and disposed of the writ petition.
Summary
The petitioner applied for a unit under a 5,000‑dwelling Residential Housing Scheme that was to be allotted by lottery, and the draw was held on 10 July 2018. He sought confirmation of his selection through a Right to Information (RTI) request but received no response, and subsequently approached the Vice Chairman of the Ghaziabad Development Authority on 11 May 2026. The Authority informed that the petitioner’s representation would be decided within one month as per law. The High Court, after noting the Authority’s undertaking, directed that the representation be decided within one month from the date of the certified copy of the order, after giving the petitioner an opportunity of hearing. The writ petition was consequently disposed of.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to a direction that the Ghaziabad Development Authority decide his representation within a stipulated time.
Legislation cited
Subjects
- Residential Housing Scheme
- Lottery allocation
- Right to Information
- Administrative delay
- Writ petition
- Representation
- Hearing
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 34700 of 2026
Girijesh Pathak
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of Uttar Pradesh And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Shrikant Chaturvedi
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Tejasvi Misra, Umesh Kumar
Singh
Court No. - 29
HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J.
HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J.
1. Contention of the petitioner is that under the Residential Housing
Scheme having 5000 dwelling units were to be allotted on the basis of
lottery. The petitioner had applied in pursuance of the advertisement and,
thereafter, the draw was done on 10.7.2018.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner further stated that to confirm as to
whether he was successful in the draw, he had also applied in the RTI and
no reply has yet been sent to him. Thereafter, the petitioner has once
again approached the Vice Chairman of the Ghaziabad Development
Authority on 11.5.2026.
3. The counsel appearing for the Ghaziabad Development Authority Sri
Ajit Kumar Mishra holding brief of Sri Umesh Kumar Singh states that
the representation of the petitioner would be decided within a period of
one month in accordance with law.
4. In view of what has been stated by the learned counsel for the
Ghaziabad Development Authority, we dispose of the writ petition
providing that the representation of the petitioner dated 11.5.2026 be
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decided within a period of one month from the date of production of a
certified copy of this order after providing an opportunity of hearing to
the petitioner as well.
5. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of.
(Kunal Ravi Singh,J.) (Siddhartha Varma,J.)
September 17, 2026
PK
Digitally signed by :-
PRAVEEN KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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