Allahabad High Court
SURENDRAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 5 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The Court ordered the respondent to decide the petitioner's representation on the fair price shop allotment expeditiously.
Summary
The petitioner filed a writ petition seeking an expeditious decision on his representation dated 10 May 2026 concerning the allotment of a fair price shop under the dying‑in‑harness rules. The High Court noted the petitioner's request and, after hearing counsel, directed the respondent authorities to decide the representation promptly in accordance with law. No substantive merits of the representation were examined. The court disposed of the writ petition with the sole direction for speedy disposal of the pending representation. No other relief was granted.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can direct the respondent to decide the petitioner's representation on fair price shop allotment expeditiously
Subjects
- fair price shop
- allotment
- dying‑in‑harness rules
- writ petition
- expeditious decision
- administrative law
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 37473 of 2026
Surendra
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 5 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Piyush Patel, Pradeep Kumar
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Sudhir Bharti
Court No. - 36
HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.
1. Heard Sri Pradeep Kumar, learned counsel for petitioner and Sri
Prabhakar Tripathi, learned Standing Counsel for State-Respondents.
2. Petitioner has approached this Court that his representation
dated 10.05.2026 with regard to allotment of fair price shop under dying-
in-harness rules, be decided expeditiously.
3. In aforesaid circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with an
observation that petitioner’s aforesaid representation be decided by
concerned respondent expeditiously in accordance with law.
(Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.)
September 18, 2026
AK
Digitally signed by :-
AWADESH KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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