Court No.2 Civil Writ Petition No. 2316 (M/S) of 2001 Dhanraj Singh ………… Petitioner. Versus Prescribed Authority/Sub Divisional Magistrate, Rudrapur ………. Respondent. ……………. Hon’ble P.C. Verma, J. This petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking a writ of mandamus to command the respondent to take a decision on the application of the petitioner for sanction of the map. Learned counsel for the petitioner has made a statement that he has received a copy of the counter affidavit and on the basis of which he made a statement that the Prescribed Authority has taken stand in the counter affidavit that there is no such application for passing of the map available with the Prescribed Authority. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that he may be permitted to move a fresh application alongwith the map and the Prescribed Authority may deal with matter within one month. The prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner is fair. Therefore, it is held that in case the petitioner moves an application for sanction of the map under the Uttar Pradesh (Regulation of Building Operations) Act, 1958 the Prescribed Authority shall take a decision thereon within a month from the date of moving of application. The petition is disposed of finally in the aforesaid terms. (P.C. Verma, J.) 30.5.2002 P.Singh