Ved Prakash Singh v. Learned Additional Commissioner and Another

Court No. - 51 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 37071 of 2023 Petitioner :- Ved Prakash Singh Respondent :- Learned Additional Commissioner And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Atul Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Chandra Kumar Rai,J.

¶1Heard Sri Atul Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Anil Srivastava, learned standing counsel for the state-respondent.

¶2The instant writ petition has been filed, seeking a writ of mandamus,

commanding

respondent

no.1/Addl. Commissioner (Admn.), Azamgarh Division, Azamgarh to decide Review Application No.C201815000001001 (Devendra Nath Singh vs. Ved Prakash Singh), against the order dated 28.3.2018, passed under Section 333 of the U.P. Z.A. & L.R. Act, within the stipulated time.

¶3Counsel for the petitioner states that the revision under Section 333 of the U.P. Z.A. & L.R. Act filed by the private respondent no.2 was dismissed on merit but against the order passed on merit, the review petition has been filed by the private respondent which is still pending before respondent no.1 even after expiry of more than 5 years.

¶4In 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.1 to decide the aforesaid review petition, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 6 weeks, 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 :- 8.11.2023 C.Prakash High Court of Judicature at Allahabad