Vijendra Singh v. State of U.P. and 4 Others

Court No. - 51 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 33915 of 2023 Petitioner :- Vijendra Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashutosh Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Chandra Kumar Rai,J.

¶1Heard Mr.Ashutosh Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Abhishek Shukla learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondents.

¶2Brief facts of the case are that petitioner moved an application under Section 157-A U.P.Z.A.&.L.R. Act for permission to execute the sale deed in respect to plot No.150/2 area 1.511 hectare of Khata No.595 situated in Village-Azamganj Madiya, Pargana, Tehsil and District-Badaun, which was registered as application No.72/2000-2001 District Magistrate vide order dated 8.8.2001 granted permission to the petitioner for execution of sale deed in respect to plot number 150/2, area 1.511 hectare. Petitioner executed the sale deed on

10.8.2001 in pursuance of the permission granted on 8-8-2001 in favour of respondent No. 5. On 18.09.2007, petitioner filed an application before respondent No. 3 stating permission granted on 8.8.2001 is to be recalled, as the same was obtained by fraud. Additional District Magistrate vide order dated

15.11.2007 passed an order on the petitioner's application to approach the Competent Court for cancellation of sale-deed, if any fraud is committed in grant of permission or execution of sale deed. Respondent No. 5 challenged the order dated

15.11.2007 by way of revision before Commissioner Bareilly Region, Bareilly which was registered as revision No.C201912000001031. The Additional Commissioner (Judicial) Bareilly Region Bareilly allowed the revision and remitted the matter before respondent No. 3 with direction that matter be decided afresh after ascertaining the fact about payment of loan deposited by the respondent No.5 or not on the reports from the concern Bank. After remand order matter proceeded before respondent No.4 and Bank has submitted the report that amount of loan has already been paid. Respondent No. 3, vide order dated 26.3.2018 passed the order that since the loan has been paid as such the sale-deed executed on

10.08.2001 shall be treated as valid execution of the sale deed after getting proper permission of the authority. Petitioner challenged the order dated 26.3.2018 before respondent No. 2 under Section 210 of U.P. Revenue Code 2006 which was dismissed, vide order dated 12.7.2023 hence this writ petition on behalf of petitioner challenging the impugned order dated

12.07.2023 and 26.03.2018 passed by respondent Nos.2 and 3 respectively.

¶3Learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioner belongs to schedule caste and he never given application under Section 157-A of U.P.Z.A.& LR Act for permission as such the entire proceeding is vitiated and there is no proper permission for execution of sale deed as prescribed under U.P.Z.A.& L.R.Act & Rules framed there under. He further submitted that petitioner is illiterate person as such petitioner was defrauded by respondent No. 5 who is influential person. He further submitted that even the condition imposed under the order granting permission has not been complied within time as such the subsequent deposition will not make sale deed valid. He further submitted that Revisional Court has illegally dismissed the petitioner's revision without considering points argued and set up by the petitioner in the revision. He further submitted that petitioner has filed a civil suit No. 218 of 2001 for cancellation of sale deed alleged to be executed on 10.08.2001 regarding plot in dispute before Civil Judge Senior Division which is pending.

¶4On the other hand, Mr. Abhishek Shukla, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondents submitted that the sale deed was executed by petitioner in favour of respondent No. 5 after getting the permission in accordance with law. He further submitted that the condition which was imposed while granting permission has also been complied with by respondent No. 5 although with certain delay as such the permission of execution of sale deed cannot be held to be invalid. Petitioner has already filed a suit for cancellation of sale deed executed in favour of respondent No. 5 as such, writ petition cannot be entertained and the same is liable to be dismissed.

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

¶6There is no dispute about the fact that sale deed was executed by petitioner on 10.08.2001 after getting alleged permission dated 08.08.2021 from the authority with certain conditions.

7.In order to appreciate the controversy the perusal of Section-157A of U.P.Z.A.& L.R. Act will be relevant which is as under: "[157A. Restrictions on transfer of land by members of Scheduled Castes. -

(1) Without prejudice to the restrictions contained in Sections 153 to 157, no bhumidhar or asami belonging to a Scheduled Caste shall have the right to transfer any land by way of sale, gift, mortgage or lease to a person not belonging to a Scheduled Caste, except with the previous approval of the Collector: Provided that no such approval shall be given by the Collector in case where the land held in Uttar Pradesh by the transfer on the date of application under this section is less than 1.26 hectares or where the area of land so held in Uttar Pradesh by the transferor on the said date is after such transfer, likely to be reduced to less than 1.26 hectares.

(2) The Collector shall, on an application made in that behalf in the prescribed manner, make such inquiry as may be prescribed.]."

¶8The perusal of finding of fact recorded by respondent No.3 while passing the order dated 26.03.2018 will be also relevant which is as under: "

नययययलय:-

अपरजजलयजधकयरर, पशयसन मणडल: बररलर, जनपद:बदययय

कमपययटररककतवयदससखयय:- D2016120700757

वयदससखयय:- 757/2016

ववजरनदजससहबनयमसरकयर

उतरपदरशरयजसवससवहतय-2006,

असतररतधयरय:- 98 (1) "

असवतमआदरश"

आदरशवतजथ:- 26/03/2018

ममनरपतयवलरपरउपलबधअवभलरखरयसयकययकयपररशरलनवकययतथयउभयपककर

ववदयनअजधवकयओसककबहसककससनयरयय।वनररयनरकतयरकरववदयनअजधवकयनरअपनर

बहसकरददरयनतकरपसतसतवकययवकपयररतआदरशवदनयसक08-08-2001 करअनसकम

ममवदनययक10-08-2001

ककउसकरपकममववकमपतवनषपयवदतवकययजयचसकयहह।

ववकरतयववजरनदजससहकरऋणखयतरममवदनयसक27-01-2003

ककर0 10,000/- वबमक सस०-835887,

वदनयसवकत06-11-2003

ककर0 50,000/-

जमयवकयरजयचसकरहह। भय-

सवयवमववजरनदजससहककवनयतखरयबहकनरकरकयरणआजथरकउतपरडनकरनरकर

उदरशयसरआदरशवदनयसक08-08-2001

करववरदपसनरसथयपनयपयथरनयपतपसतसतकर

उसककससनवयईकयअवसरपदयनवकयरवबनयहरआदरशवदनययक15-11-2007 कर

अनतररतवयदपसनरसथयवपतकरवदययरयय।पयररतआदरशवदनययक15-11-2007 कर

ववरदअपरआयसकबररलरमणडल,

बररलरकरनययययलयममवनररयनरयकजजतककरयर

जजसरअपरलरयनययययलयदयरयवनररयनरककआदरशवदनययक07-07-2015 दयरय

सवरकयरकरआदरशवदनययक15-11-2007

ककवनरसतवकययजयचसकयहह।आदरशवदनयसक 08-08-2001

करअनसकमममभयवमववकयसरपयपधनरयवशककटटहकटरऋणममजमयकक

जयचसककहह,

सयकयकर रपममशयखयपबनधक,

भयरतरयसटरटबमक,

ककवषववकयस शयखय,

बदयययदयरयवनररतअदरयतय

पमयणपतवदनययक06-06-2016

पतयवलरपर

उपलबधहह।इसपकयरपकरणममनययययलयकरआदरशकयअनसपयलनवकययजयचसकयहह,

ऐसरससथवतममपयवरपयररतआदरशवदनययक08-08-2001

ककयथयवतरखतरहहएआदरश

वदनययक08-08-2001

करकमममवनषपयवदतववकय

ववलरखववजधकघकवषतवकयरजयनरकक

पयथरनयककहह।

जजलयशयसककयअजधवकय(रयजसव)

नरअपनरबहसकरददरयनतकर

पसतसतवकययवकपशनरतभयवमववकयसरभयरतरयसटरटबमकककवषववकयसशयखय, बदययय

ममऋणककदरयधनरयवशजमयककजयचसककहह।

मररदयरयपतयवलरपरउपलबध

अवभलरखरयसयकययकयपररशरलनकरनरवउभयपककरववदयनअजधवकयओसककबहस

ककससननरकर

उपरयनतमम

इसवनषकषरपरपहहचयहहयवकपयवरपयररतआदरशवदनययक08-08-2001

करकम

ममटटहकटरऋणककअदययररभयवमववकयसरपयपधनरयवशककबमकमम

वदनयसक05-06-2010

ककजमयकवियय

जयचसकयहह,

इसबयतककपसवषशयखयपबनध,

भयरतरयसटरटबमक,

ककवषववकयसशयखय,

बदयययदयरयवनररतअदरयतय

पमयणपतवदनयसक

6.6.2016

वपतयसकवदनयसक16-01-2017

करकथनकिर

ऋणअदययरर

करकयरण

खयतयबनदसमझयजययरय,

जकपतयवलरपर

उपलबधहह,

सरहकतरहह।इसपकयरपयवर

आदरशवदनयसक08-08-2001

ककयथयवतरखतरहहएआदरशवदनययक08-08-2001 कर

अनसकमममवनषपयवदतववकयववलरखवदनययक10-08-2001

ककववजधकघकवषतवकयय

जयनयनयययकवचतपतरतहकतयहह।

आदरश

अततवनररयनरकतयरससदरशजससहपसतनररनदजससह, वनवयसर-21

ककषणयपयकर, आवयस ववकयस,

जसववललयइन,

बररलरदयरयपसतसतपयथरनयपतअसतररतधयरय-98 (1) उ०प०

रयजसवससवहतय2006

सवरकयरवकययजयतयहहतथयपयवरआदरशवदनयसक08-08-2001

ककयथयवतरखतरहहएआदरशवदनययक08-08-2001

करअनसकमममवनषपयवदतववकय

ववलरखवदनययक10-08-2001

ककववजधकघकवषतवकययजयतयहह।आदरशककपवत तहसरलदयर,

बदयययककइसवनदरशकरसयथपरवषतककजययरवकरयजसवअवभलरखयमम

अमलदरयमदकरअनसपयलनआखयय15

वदनकरअनदरवभजवयनयससवनसशचतकरम।

पतयवलरआवशयककययरवयहरउपरयनतअवभलरखयलयममससवचतककजययर।

वदनययक26-03-2018 (

अजयकसमयरशरवयसतव)

अपरकलरकटर(पशयसन), बदययय .

वनणरयआजवदनयसवकतवहसतयकररतकरखसलरनययययलयममउदकवषतवकययरयय।

अपरकलरकटर(पशयसन), बदययय।"

¶9The finding of fact has recorded by the Court demonstrate that payment of dues has been made by respondent No. 5 as such permission dated 08.08.2001 granted for cancellation of sale deed cannot be cancelled or recalled and sale deed executed on the basis of valid permission cannot be held to be invalid.

10.Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case as well as finding of facts recorded by trial court the writ petition filed by petitioner against impugned judgment/order cannot be entertained and the same is accordingly dismissed. Order Date :- 6.11.2023/PS* High Court of Judicature at Allahabad