Jayshankar v. State of U.P. and 13 Others

Court No. - 51 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 37686 of 2023 Petitioner :- Jayshankar Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 13 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Om Shankar Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Azad Rai Hon'ble Chandra Kumar Rai,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Azad Rai, learned counsel for the respondent-gaon sabha and the learned standing counsel for state-respondents.

¶2The instant writ petition has been filed, seeking a writ of mandamus, commanding respondent no.2/S.D.M., Tehsil Meja,

District

Pryagraj

to

decide

Case No.T202202030804671 (Jai Shankar and Another vs. Gram Panchayat and Others), under Section 24 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006, within the stipulated time.

¶3Counsel for the petitioner states that the aforesaid proceedings under Section 24 of the U.P. Revenue Code, 2006 is pending before respondent no.2 since 18.6.2022. Copy of the order sheet has been annexed as Annexure No.3 to the writ petition, in order to demonstrate that the case is not proceeding expeditiously.

¶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.2 to decide the aforesaid proceedings to its logical conclusion, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 3 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 :- 8.11.2023 C.Prakash High Court of Judicature at Allahabad