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Rajendra Chauhan v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

Allahabad HC1 Apr 2022WRIC/6163/2022

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What is this about?

Fair price shop licence allotment; mandamus; appointment of fair price shop dealer; delay in allotment proceedings due to just concluded assembly elections; time-bound direction (three months) to Sub Divisional Magistrate, Azamgarh; Village - Sirahi, Arujunpatti, District - Azamgarh; election/lottery system; writ - C No. - 6163 of 2022; petition disposed of; single judge; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad; order dated 1.4.2022.

What did the court decide?

Direction to respondent no.3 to conduct and conclude the proceedings for appointment of fair price shop dealer at Village - Sirahi, Arujunpatti, District - Azamgarh strictly in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within three months from production of a copy of the order, if there is no legal impediment. ¶9

Rajendra Chauhan Vs State of U.P. and 3 Others — Allahabad HC (2022) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether a writ of mandamus should issue directing respondent no.3 to grant the fair price shop licence at Village - Sirahi, Arujunpatti, District - Azamgarh by way of election/lottery system, i.e., to conclude the pending allotment proceedings.

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Court's answer

The petition is disposed of with a direction upon respondent no.3 to conduct and conclude the proceedings for appointment of fair price shop dealer at Village - Sirahi, Arujunpatti, District - Azamgarh strictly in accordance with law.

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Ratio / Principle

The proceedings are to be concluded as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of the order, if there is no legal impediment.

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Allahabad High Court (Hon'ble Saumitra Dayal Singh, J.) disposed of a writ petition filed by a fair price shop beneficiary seeking a mandamus directing respondent no.3 to grant a fair price shop licence by way of election/lottery system. On written instructions of learned Standing Counsel, the court recorded that the allotment proceedings for the fair price shop at Village - Sirahi, Arujunpatti, District - Azamgarh had remained pending before respondent no.3/Sub Divisional Magistrate, Azamgarh on account of the just concluded assembly elections and certain other circumstances, despite some steps having been taken. The petition was disposed of with a direction to respondent no.3 to conduct and conclude the proceedings for appointment of fair price shop dealer strictly in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within three months from the date of production of a copy of the order, if there is no legal impediment. Order dated 1.4.2022.

Rajendra Chauhan v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

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