WRIT - C No. 4232 of 2024 at Allahabad

“AFR” HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 4232 of 2024 Reserved on 21.1.2026 Delivered on 27.2.2026 Mushtaq Ahmad Petitioner versus. State Of Up And 6 Others Respondent Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Alok Singh, Ramendra Pratap Singh Counsel for Respondent(s): C.S.C. HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. HON'BLE SWARUPAMA CHATURVEDI, J. 1. Heard Sri Ramendra Pratap Singh, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Alok Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri S.K.Srivastava, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State respondents. 2. Briefly stated facts of the case are that in terms of Government Order dated 08th March, 2000 and consequential amended Government Order dated 20th April, 2001 fisheries department of the State published notice for auction of reservoir in district Sonbhadra and Mirzapur namely, Dhandhraul Reservoir and Baraudha Reservoir, Class I and Class III category respectively for fisheries on 8th December, 2014 and petitioner being highest bidder was granted fisheries lease in respect of Dhandhraul reservoir, Class 1 of 15 I category, for a lease rent of Rs. 60,00,000/- per year, extandable to next two years on a year to year basis. The standard