Naresh Kumar Singh v. State of Up and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Single-judge order, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Court No. 33, dated 22.4.2025 (Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:60172). Case: WRIT - C No. 22149 of 2024, Naresh Kumar Singh v. State of U.P. & others; private respondent Dhirendra Pratap Singh. Subject: complaint mechanism under Section 27(1) U.P. Panchayat Act, 1947; Prescribed Authority; complaint earlier lodged with Chief Minister instead of competent authority. Disposition: petition disposed of with directions to refile complaint within 3 weeks and authority to decide within 3 months of certified copy. Keywords: Prescribed Authority, Section 27(1), U.P. Panchayat Act 1947, competent authority, fresh complaint, writ disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner directed/permitted to file a fresh complaint ventilating all his grievances before the concerned competent authority within three weeks; if filed in time, the competent authority is to pass appropriate orders on the complaint most expeditiously, preferably within three months from production of the certified copy of this order.