Smt. Kusum Lata Chaurasia v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Secy. Medical Education, Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Delay in deciding professional-registration application; time-bound direction to authority. Petitioner sought only a direction that respondent No.2 decide her application for registration with the U.P. Nursing and Midwives Council, pending since 19.09.2024. Court declined to keep the petition pending or call for instructions, and disposed of the writ petition without adjudicating merits, fixing a three-week timeline from service of certified copy. Useful precedent on limited-prayer writs compelling decision on pending applications. Neutral Citation: 2025:AHC-LKO:31439; Bench: Jaspreet Singh, J.; Order Date: 27.5.2025.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the petitioner's pending application (if not already decided) within three weeks from the date a certified copy of the order is placed before it, in accordance with law.