Allahabad High Court
SMT. SARITA GUPTAversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petition is disposed with a direction to the petitioner to file a fresh reply within two weeks and the show‑cause notice to be considered within two months.
Summary
The petitioner, Smt. Sarita Gupta, filed a writ petition under Article 226 challenging a notice dated 01‑07‑2026 issued by Respondent No.3, alleging that her reply submitted on 30‑06‑2025 had not been considered. The Standing Counsel for the respondents raised no objection to disposing of the petition with a direction to the respondent to consider the grievance. The Court ordered the petitioner to file a fresh reply within two weeks and, upon doing so, directed that the show‑cause notice be dealt with within two months. No substantive merits of the notice were adjudicated; the Court merely set procedural timelines. Consequently, the petition was disposed with these directions.
Issues considered
- Whether the delay in considering the petitioner's reply to the show‑cause notice justifies judicial intervention under Article 226.
Subjects
- Article 226
- writ petition
- show cause notice
- procedural delay
- High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 37522 of 2026
Smt. Sarita Gupta
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Piyush Patel, Pradeep Kumar
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 1
HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J.
HON'BLE SIDDHARTH NANDAN, J.
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel.
By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution,
petitioner is aggrieved by the notice dated 01.07.2026 issued by the
respondent no. 3.
It transpires from the record that the petitioner has already submitted reply to
the notice on 30.06.2025 but no decision has been taken in the matter till
date.
Learned Standing Counsel submits that he has no objection in the event this
petition stands disposed of with a direction to the respondent no. 3 to look
into and consider the grievance of the petitioner and pass appropriate order
strictly in accordance with law.
In view of the above, this petition stands disposed of with a direction to the
petitioner to submit fresh reply within a period of two weeks from today and
if he does so, the matter of show cause notice shall be considered and
disposed of within a further period of two months.
(Siddharth Nandan,J.) (Ajit Kumar,J.)
September 18, 2026
IrfanUddin
Digitally signed by :-
IRFAN UDDIN SIDDIKI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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