WRIT - A No. 20509 of 2024 at Allahabad

1 AFR Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:35589 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 20509 of 2024 Petitioner :- Govind Prasad Nishad Respondent :- The State Of U.P. And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Shreyas Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- K.R. Singh,Ashok Kumar,C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot,J. 1. Heard Shri Shreyas Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri K. R. Singh, learned counsel assisted by Shri Triloki Singh, learned counsel for the respondent. 2. The petitioner claims that he is entitled to appointment in lieu of the acquisition of his land by the Gorakhpur Development Authority. The matter is being agitated for more than three decades. This Court deems it appropriate to bring the controversy to a terminus at this stage and decide the issue on merits. 3. The petitioner's claim is made on the footing that a green card was issued on 31.07.1989 by the District Magistrate and Vice Chairman of Gorakhpur Development Authority recording that Smt. Atwari Devi and her family members are entitled for employment in the Gorakhpur Development Authority. 4. The respondent Gorakhpur Development Authority has asserted in the counter affidavit that the petitioner has made a