Allahabad High Court
WRIC/10612/2025 of DEV NARAYAN PANDEY Vs STATE OF U.P. THRU. SECY. COOPERATIVE LKO. AND 6 OTHERS on 31 October 2025
JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 10612 of 2025 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J. HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J. 1. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State Respondents. 2. This petition has been filed with
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
LUCKNOW
WRIT - C No. - 10612 of 2025
Court No. - 2
HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J.
HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J.
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1. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State Respondents.
2. This petition has been filed with the following main prayer:- "Issue Writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding oppo. party no. 2 to conduct an impartial enquiry in the aforesaid embezzlement and misappropriation of money committed by oppo. parties no. 5,6 &7 during their tenure."
3. Learned Counsel for the petitioner says that the petitioner is the elected Chairperson of Shadhan Shahkari Samiti Ltd., Bhilaura Basu, Bahraich, since March 2023. The sitting M.L.A. of Kaiserganj was approached by the petitioner against the misconduct of the respondent nos. 5, 6, and 7, who made a recommendation to the Hon'ble Chief Minister to ensure a fair enquiry and that adequate action be taken against the corrupt officers through his letter dated 22.05.2025, yet no action has been taken by the Registrar in the matter. Hence, this petition has been filed with the aforesaid prayer.
4. Learned Standing Counsel, on the basis of instructions, says that on the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pradeep Kumar Shukla, Aditya Upadhyay Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Dev Narayan Pandey .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Cooperative Lko. And 6 Others .....Respondent(s)
basis of a complaint made by the petitioner, an enquiry was conducted and it was found that the petitioner had made an incorrect allegation of embezzlement of Rs.7.65 crores against the private respondents. The Samiti itself did not earn Rs.7.65 crores during the period from the Financial Year 2012–2013 up to the Financial Year 2015–2016. The Audit Report also did not show any financial embezzlement. The report submitted by the A.D.O. Cooperative, Kaiserganj, along with the Additional District Cooperative Officer, Sadar and Additional District Officer Mehsi, as also the Additional District Cooperative Officer, Kaiserganj, has been enclosed to the said report.
5. Instructions are kept on record.
6. Learned Standing Counsel shall provide a copy of the instructions to the Counsel for the petitioner today itself.
7. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. October 31, 2025 Rahul WRIC No. 10612 of 2025 2 (Amitabh Kumar Rai,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAHUL TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- RAHUL TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench