Jagatpal and 4 Others v. State of U.P. and 4 Others

Court No. - 38 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 33270 of 2023 Petitioner :- Jagatpal And 4 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Suresh Bahadur Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Azad Rai Hon'ble Ashutosh Srivastava,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents.

¶2Considering the nature of the controversy involved in the present writ petition, the service of notice upon the private respondents are being dispensed with.

¶3The limited prayer made by the petitioner in the present writ petition is for issuance of an appropriate direction to the respondent no.2/Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Sirathu, District Kaushambi to decide the Case No.5678 of 2022 (Computer No.T202202420405678) (Jagat Pal v. Babu Lal), under Section 116 of Uttar Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 2006 within the time frame fixed by this Court.

¶4It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioners that petitioners have filed the case in the year 2022, but till date the same has not been brought to its logical end.

¶5Learned counsels appearing for the respondents submit that the case of the petitioners shall be decided by the respondents within the time frame fixed by this Court.

¶6Considering the innocuous prayer made by the petitioner for expeditious disposal of the aforesaid case and also taking into consideration the fact that case of the petitioner is pending since long, the writ petition is disposed of by requiring the the respondent no.2/Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Sirathu, District Kaushambi seized with the the Case No.5678 of 2022 (Computer No.T202202420405678) (Jagat Pal v. Babu Lal), under Section 116 of Uttar Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 2006 to consider and decide the same expeditiously without giving any unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties within a period of six months from the date of service of certified copy of this order, strictly in accordance with law. Order Date :- 13.10.2023 A.N. Mishra High Court of Judicature at Allahabad