Munni Devi v. State of U.P. and 5 Others

Court No. - 47 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 35550 of 2023 Petitioner :- Munni Devi Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Shantanu Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

¶2The instant writ petition has been filed praying for a mandamus directing respondent No.2 - Tehsildar, Tehsil - Mduban, District - Mau, to decide the Case No.2939 of 2021 being Computerized Case No.T202115510302939 (Munni Devi vs. Rajeshwar Narayan Singh), under Section 35 of U.P. Land and Revenue Act, 2006, within stipulated period.

¶3It has been stated by learned counsel for the petitioner that aforesaid case is pending since 2021 before respondent No.2 for adjudication. He prayed that the same may be decided expeditiously.

¶4From perusal of the order sheet, annexed as Annexure No.3 to the writ petition, it appears that several dates have been fixed by the Court concerned, however, till date, the aforesaid case has not been decided.

¶5No useful purpose would be served in keeping this petition pending.

¶6Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the present petition stands disposed of finally with a direction to respondent No.2 - Tehsildar, Tehsil - Mduban, District - Mau, to consider and decide the aforesaid case, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of six months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order after giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned and without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties provided there is no other legal impediment. Order Date :- 13.10.2023 Rishabh [Manish Kumar Nigam, J.] High Court of Judicature at Allahabad