Virendra Kumar Yadav v. State of U.P. and 4 Others

Court No. - 51 Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 2530 of 2023 Petitioner :- Virendra Kumar Yadav Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ram Jatan Yadav,Shailesh Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Rameshwar Prasad Shukla Hon'ble Chandra Kumar Rai,J.

¶1Heard counsel for the petitioner, Sri Sridhar Tripathi, learned standing counsel for the state-respondents and Sri R.P. Shukla, learned counsel for the respondent-gaon sabha.

¶2The instant writ petition has been filed, seeking a writ of mandamus, commanding respondent no.3/Tehsildar, Tehsil Ballia Sadar, Balli to decide Case No.10959/2022 (Computerized Case No.T202215090310959) (Gaon Sabha vs. Janardan), under Section 67 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, within the stipulated time.

¶3Counsel for the petitioner states that the aforesaid proceeding under Section 67 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 is pending since 2022.

¶4Sri Sridhar Tripathi, learned standing counsel, on the basis of the instruction dated 19.10.2023, which is taken on record, stated that proceeding is going on and the last date fixed in the matter was 23.10.2023.

¶5In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent no.3 to decide the aforesaid proceedings to its logical conclusion, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 4 months, from the date of production of a certified copy of this order before the authority concerned, after affording proper opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, in accordance with law. Order Date :- 1.11.2023 C.Prakash High Court of Judicature at Allahabad