Vipin Kumar Singh v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

Court No. - 51 Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 2511 of 2023 Petitioner :- Vipin Kumar Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Deep Narayan Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Rameshwar Prasad Shukla Hon'ble Chandra Kumar Rai,J.

1.Heard Ms. Shalini Singh, holding brief of Mr. Deep Narayan, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Chandra Prakash Yadav, learned State law Officer for the State-respondents and Mr. Rameshwar Prasad Shukla, learned counsel for Gaon Sabha.

2.The instant P.I.L. has been filed praying for a mandamus directing respondent No.2/ Tehsildar, Tehsil-Ghosi, District-Mau to decide the case No.1987 of 2022 (computerized case No.T202215510201987) under Section 67 (1) of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 within stipulated period.

¶3Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the aforementioned case is pending since 2022 for adjudication. He further placed certified copy of the order sheet, which has been annexed as Annexure No.3 to the writ petition in order to demonstrate that the case is not proceeding expeditiously.

¶4Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the issue, the present P.I.L. stands disposed of finally with a direction to respondent No.2/ Tehsildar, Tehsil-Ghosi, District-Mau to consider and decide the aforementioned case in accordance with law expeditiously and preferably within a period of four months from the date of production of certified copy of this order after giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned and without granting unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties. Order Date :- 31.10.2023 PS* High Court of Judicature at Allahabad