Pancham Chaibar Gautam v. The State of U.P. and Another

Court No. - 47 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 37051 of 2023 Petitioner :- Pancham Chaibar Gautam Respondent :- The State Of U.P. And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Lakshmi Kant Pandey,Sandeep Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Kumar Nigam,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State and perused the record.

¶2The instant writ petition has been filed praying for a mandamus directing respondents to decide the application dated 09.06.2023, under Section 98(1) of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 filed by the petitioner, within stipulated period.

¶3Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that an application under Section 98(1) of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 is pending and the report of concerned Lekhpal has also been submitted.

¶4No useful purpose would be served in keeping this petition pending.

¶5Considering 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 District Magistrate Bhadohi, District Bhadohi to consider and decide the aforementioned application dated 09.06.2023, under Section 98(1) of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of two 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 that there is no other legal impediment. Order Date :- 28.10.2023 Ved Prakash (Manish Kumar Nigam, J.) High Court of Judicature at Allahabad