Allahabad High Court
NIRANJAN SINGHversusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND 8 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The Court held that the District Magistrate, Ghaziabad is the competent authority to decide the petitioner's representation.
Summary
Petitioner Niranjan Singh filed a writ petition alleging inaction on a representation he had made to the Commissioner of Police, Commissionarate, Ghaziabad. The respondents, including the State of Uttar Pradesh, argued that the appropriate forum for deciding the representation was the District Magistrate, Ghaziabad. The Court, without examining the merits, directed the petitioner to re‑file his representation before the District Magistrate within ten days. It further ordered that the representation be decided in accordance with law after granting a hearing to all stakeholders within one month. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed.
Issues considered
- Whether the Commissioner of Police, Commissionarate, Ghaziabad is the competent authority to decide the petitioner's representation
- Whether the District Magistrate, Ghaziabad can be directed to decide the representation
Subjects
- writ petition
- representation
- police commissioner
- district magistrate
- jurisdiction
- administrative law
- hearing
- disposal
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 39110 of 2026
Niranjan Singh
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of Uttar Pradesh And 8 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Santosh Kumar Shukla
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., J.N. Maurya
Court No. - 29
HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J.
HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J.
1. The grievance of the petitioner is with regard to the inaction on the
representation filed by the petitioner before the Commissioner of Police,
Commissionarate, Ghaziabad.
2. Learned Standing Counsel and Sri J.N. Maurya, who appears for the
pollution Board, state that the representation be filed before District
Magistrate, Ghaziabad, and he would be the competent authority to decide
the same.
3. Without going into the merits of the case, we direct that if the petitioner
files a representation before District Magistrate, Ghaziabad, within 10
days from today, then the representation of the petitioner shall be decided
in accordance with law after giving an opportunity of hearing to all the
stakeholders within one month thereafter.
4. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of.
(Kunal Ravi Singh,J.) (Siddhartha Varma,J.)
September 28, 2026
Irshad
Digitally signed by :-
IRSHAD AHMAD SIDDIQUI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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