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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD
Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia,J.
Vijay Pratap Singh – Appellant
Versus
State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy./Prin. Secy. Excise Civil Sectt. Lko. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Pankaj Bhatia, J.
1. Heard Shri Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, Shri Shobhit Mohan Shukla, Shri Anurag Kumar Singh, Shri Rohit Jaiswal, Shri Abhishek Singh and Shri Avinash Singh, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Dr. L.P. Mishra, learned counsel appearing for the State assisted by Shri Anil Pratap singh, learned Addl. Advocate General, Shri Shailendra Kumar Singh, learned CSC, Shri Pankaj Khare, learned A.C.S.C., Shri Tushar Verma, learned A.C.S.C., Shri Badrish Tripathi, learned A.C.S.C., Shri Abhishek Kumar Pandey, A.C.S.C. and Shri Dheerendra Singh, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-State.
2. Present writ petitions have been filed challenging the Government Order dated 06.02.2025 specifically 5.11 issued by respondent no.1. There is also a challenge to the consequential order dated 06.02.2025 issued by respondent no.2 and the notices dated 13.02.2025 issued by respondent no.3 which provides for settlement of all country liquor shops through e-lottery process including the shop of the petitioners as contained in Annexures – 1 to 3. A further mandamus has been sought commanding respondent no.3 to exclude the shop of the petitioners for the settlement throug
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