SPECIAL APPEAL No. 286 of 2025 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW SPECIAL APPEAL No. - 286 of 2025 State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. / Prin. Secy. P.W.D. Lko And 2 Others .....Appellant(s) Versus Mohd. Firdos Rahmani And Another .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : C.S.C. Counsel for Respondent(s) : Gaurav Mehrotra, Maria Fatima, Samidha Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE MANJIVE SHUKLA, J. 1. Supplementary affidavit filed by learned Standing Counsel on behalf of the State-appellants is taken on record. 2. On the request of learned Counsel for the respondents, Ms. Maria Fatima, and as the Counsel for the appellants did not have any objection, therefore, we have heard this appeal finally, with pleadings already having been exchanged between the parties before the writ Court. 3. The respondent herein who is an Executive Engineer in the Public Works Department (PWD) filed a writ petition bearing Writ A No. 7156 of 2025 before the learned Single Judge of this Court seeking the following relief:- "(i.) To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondents, more particularly Respondent no. 2, to issue the requisite No Objection Certificate (NOC) for r