Smt. Laung Shree v. State of U.P. Through Principal Secretary Revenue Govt. of UP and 12 Others

Court No. - 51 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 24090 of 2023 Petitioner :- Smt. Laung Shree Respondent :- State Of U.P. Through Principal Secretary Revenue Govt. Of Up And 12 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Dwijendra Prasad Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Ravindra Singh Hon'ble Chandra Kumar Rai,J.

¶1Heard Sri Dwijendra Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Mridul Kumar, learned standing counsel for the state respondents, Sri Ravindra Singh, learned counsel for respondent no.5 and Sri Rajesh Tripathi, learned counsel for respondent no.14/Railway.

¶2Brief facts of the case are that Sardar Singh, was the recorded tenure holder of the plot in dispute who had three sons, namely, Babu Ram, Jyoti Prasad and Har Prasad as well as his wife Smt. Sarbati Devi. Petitioner-Smt. Laung Shree is the widow of Har Prasad. After death of Smt. Sarbati Devi, widow of Sardar Singh, name of Ram Gopal and Vipin Kumar, sons of Babu Ram were ordered to be recorded vide order dated 5.3.2012 in the revenue records on the basis of will deed dated 8.8.1988. An application for restoration was filed at the instance of the petitioner against the order dated

5.3.2012 for recording her name also in place of Sarwati Devi. The Tehsildar has allowed the restoration application, restoring the case to its original number. The Tehsildar vide order dated 2.2.2016 rejected the objection of the petitioner dated 10.10.2013, setting aside the order dated

21.1.2013 and maintained the earlier order dated 5.3.2012. Against the order dated 2.2.2016, passed by Tehsildar, appeal filed by the petitioner was dismissed by the S.D.O. vide order dated 13.11.2017. Revision filed by the petitioner against the order of the S.D.O., was also dismissed by the Additional Commissioner (Administration), Agra Division, Agra vide order dated 21.6.2023, hence, this writ petition.

¶3Counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioner is the widow of one of the sons of the deceased recorded tenure holder Sardar Singh. It is further submitted that the petitioner is entitled to be recorded in the revenue records in place of Sarbati Devi but the Tehsildar has illegally ordered to record the name of Vipin Kumar and Others on the basis of will deed dated

8.8.1988. He also submitted that objection filed by the petitioner has been illegally rejected and the order has been maintained in the appeal and the revision. He further placed the revenue entries in support of his argument in order to demonstrate that petitioner is entitled to be recorded on the basis of succession but the Tehsildar has illegally rejected the objection of the petitioner. He also submitted that the impugned order be set aside and the matter be remitted back before the Tehsildar for considering the petitioner's case in accordance with law.

¶4On the other hand, learned counsel for the respective respondents submitted that the writ petition arises out of mutation proceeding, as such, same is not maintainable in view of the law laid down by this Court in Smt. Kalawati Vs. Board of Revenue and Others, reported in

(2022) 155 R.D. 169. They further submitted that the finding of fact has been recorded by the Tehsildar while rejecting the objection of the petitioner which cannot be interferred with in exercise of jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. They also submitted that no interference is required in the matter and the writ petition is liable to be dismissed.

¶5I have considered the arguments advanced by learned counsel for the parties and perused the records.

¶6There is no dispute about the fact that Sardar Singh was recorded tenure holder and Sarbati Devi is the widow who was recorded later on after death of Sardar Singh. With respect to succession of Sarbati Devi, the objection filed by the petitioner has been rejected by the Tehsildar vide order dated

2.2.2016. The finding of fact recorded by the Tehsildar dated 2.2.2016 is relevant for perusal which is quoted hereunder:- "

ममननउभयपककनववददनअधधवकदगणककववदतदपपणरबहसससननएववपतदवलनकदगहनअनसशनलन

वकयदधजससनममइसवनषकररपरपहहवचदहहवकवददगसतभपवमशनसरददरधसवहककसवकमणनयभपवमथन

धजसककपवजनककतवसनयतउनकनददरदअपननपतननशनमतनसरवतनदनवनकनहकममवनषपदवदतकरदन

औरयहभनधलखदवकशनमतनसरवतनदनवनककमकतयसकनबददवददगसतभपवमकनमदधलकउनकन

नदतनगणरदमगगपदलआवदहहगन।चपहवकलहगशनकनपवतहरपसददककमकतयसवसनयतकतदरशनसरददरधसवह

कनजनवनकदलममहनहगगईथनऔरवसनयतममशनसरददरधसवहददरदललगशनकगकगईअधधकदर

पशनगतआरदजनममनहहवदयनथनइसधलएआपधतयदशनमतनललगशनकगपशनगतवददममआपधतकरनन

कगकगईअधधकदरनहहहह।अततआपधतललगशनवदनदवक10.10.13

तदनसदरवनरसतहगननयगगयहह। आदनश

अततआपधतललगशनवदनदवक10.10.13

तदनसदरवनरसतककजदतनहहऔरआदनशवदनदवक

21.01.13

वनरसतकरआदनशवदनदवक05.03.2012

बहदलवकयदजदतदहह।तदनसदरअवभलनखहमम

अवकनवकयदजदयन।बददआवशयककदयरवदहनपतदवलनददधखलदफतरहग। ह०अ०

तहसनलददरसदर वफरगजदबदद

आजवदनदवक2.02.16

कगयहआदनशखसलननयदयदलयममहसतदकररतवदनदवकतवउदगवरतवकयद गयद।

ह०अ०वदनदवक02.02.16

तहसनलददरसदर वफरगजदबदद"

¶7The appellate and the revisional court have also maintained the order of the Tehsildar dated 2.2.2016 in appeal and revision.

¶8Considering the entire facts and circumstances as well as the finding of fact recorded by Tehsildar, no interference is required by this Court in exercise of jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.

¶9The writ petition is dismissed.

¶10Needless to say that the orders passed in the mutation proceedings will not come in the way of the petitioner to establish her claim, in accordance with law, before the regular court by way of a suit for declaration/cancellation. Order Date :- 17.10.2023 C.Prakash High Court of Judicature at Allahabad