WRIT - B No. 722 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - B No. - 722 of 2026 Onkar Nath .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. And 16 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Akhila Nand Pandey, Mahendra Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Rameshwar Prasad Shukla Court No. - 54 HON'BLE DINESH PATHAK, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. Instant writ petition has been filed, inter alia, seeking the following relief:- "Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent No. 2 to decide the restoration application No. 873 of 2025 (20185415900002615) dated 24.08.2018, pending before the respondent No.2, within stipulated period as fixed by this Hon'ble Court." 3. Learned Standing Counsel has no objection, if a direction is issued to decide the aforesaid case, expeditiously. 4. In this conspectus as above, no useful purpose would be served by keeping this matter pending. Therefore, this Court deems it appropriate to finally dispose of the present writ petition, without making any observation on the merits of the case, as raised in the writ petition, with a direction to Respondent no.2 to decide the aforesaid case strictly in accordance